Spring Break Part 1

It is only Wednesday of spring break, and we have been so busy!  We have also had so much fun!  We started the week off with Ava's room make over (see previous blog post).  Here is a run down of the rest of our week so far:

Saturday
Carol and I took the 4 kids to the Arlington park.  The weather was beautiful so it was so good to be outside.  Carol and I took advantage of the time to get in some exercise.  We walked around the walking path by the park.  The kids had a blast!

This picture of Ava kind of flips me out.  Check out her double jointed arm.

A day at the park is not complete without a trip to Yogurt Mountain.

Sunday
We went to early church because Elia had a birthday party at the skating rink.  Ava and I decided to take a walk before the rain came in.  Ava rode her ripstick all the way around the block, and Miley came along for some much needed exercise.

Monday
Kevin went to school to build some beehives.  He has decided to pick up the hobby of being a beekeeper.  I have to say that my Pawpaw Reed sure would have loved Kevin.  Pawpaw was a bee keeper for years, and he loved it.  I always remember the peanut butter and honey sandwiches he used to make for me.

The girls and I went to lunch with Grammy at Mezcal.  Then I took them to Barnes and Noble so they could get a couple of new books.

Tuesday
Kevin, Carol, and I took all the kids to Incredible Pizza.  Ava was super excited because she was finally tall enough to ride the go-karts by herself!

The go-karts were definitely a favorite, but unfortunately the line was so long so they only got to ride it once.

The kids had fun playing video games too.

Ava and Cami were so funny on the bumper cars.  They didn't ride around and bump into other cars like you were supposed to do.  Instead, they hooked their leg on the handle so it spun them around in a constant motion.  I think I would have been sick about 1 minute into it.

Wednesday
A bunch of us went to SkyZone!  We ate a very early lunch due to some confusion about making reservations.

Then we went to jump!

Ava loves to flip upside down!

And do toe touches!

The kids had the most fun playing dodgeball there.

The kids had a ton of fun!

Of course, I am still trying to figure out how I was the one who took a nap when we got home.  HA!

All week
The most fun I think the kids have had this week is building a fort back in the woods behind our cove. To be honest, I think Kevin is the one who is having the most fun with this.  He brought a lot of wood home from his dad's workshop so he could help the kids build it.

The kids have even helped him with the project.

I came out to check it out, but didn't lend a hand.  (Construction is not my thing.)

  
They have made a lot of progress on their fort this week.  They still have a little ways to go.  Kevin is getting some kind of scrap wood from his work that they are going to use for the roof.  Here is a look at the fort as of today:

It looks like we are a little more than halfway through our spring break week.  I am not sure what else we are planning to do this week but I do know we are chilling out tomorrow.  I am sure there will be some fort building and playing in the cove, but we are not venturing out of the neighborhood.  Stay tuned for part 2!