Spring Break

Even though my kids are not in grade school, we still feel "the wrath" of Spring Break. I say "the wrath" lightly although we are still affected by this 16 DAY break from normalcy. School is out, soccer is on a break and every place you can think of (Peter Piper, the zoo, the park, the gym daycare, etc) is PACKED with moms and kids who are usually at school. It is kind of nice to not have to be anywhere at any particular time and we were able to keep ourselves entertained with the help from our family and friends.

Spring Break started with a bout of the flu that both Wade and I had. He was such a little trooper--it broke mine and Matt's hearts to watch our, highly active and energetic, 4 year old throw up and lay around all day. After a couple days of rest, he was back to normal and we were able to enjoy the rest of our break.

We made a trip to the "Phoenix Zoo" and the kids LOVED it! We were able to go with some of their (and my) friends so it made it that much more enjoyable.



Wade got a, much needed, haircut. It pains me to say that Seth is next, though I am not going to cut a lot--just a trim :). Clark and Lindsay joined the usual crowd for Sunday dinner and Clark helped the boys build a "fort." They loved it! I remember building forts with blankets and pillows when I was young.


Aunt Mar (Matt's sister) came for a visit. We all loved having her here--especially the boys. She spoiled them to death and they ate up every bit of it :)! Matt was able to do some dental implants on her, which turned out to be a great experience for both of them.

While Mar was here, Julie and John, also, came for a visit. Julie is off to dance on a Mediterranean Cruise next week so she came to say her goodbyes. We will miss her very much, but loved every second of her visit. We also loved having John here. It is ALWAYS the best to have us all together. We had an absolute blast and kept busy:

going to the "Easter Pageant" at the Mesa Temple. I am pleased to report that the boys did really well. Wade, especially, loved it. It helped that we had great seats (thanks Ben for going over TWO hours early to save our spots!)


playing "Rockband!!!" (if you think "Guitar Hero" is fun, it is NOTHING compared to ROCKBAND---SOOOOO FUN!!)

and celebrating Easter:






We also took the kids to see "Horton Hears a Who", got a babysitter and went out with just the adults, went shopping and stayed up super late chatting and enjoying each other's company. It was a wonderful Spring Break, but I am happy to report that Wade started back at preschool today and we have soccer resuming next week along with swimming lessons and the usual craziness of life (just the way we like it :)!)