We survived 2 weeks of Spring Break

Two weeks is a long time to keep kids busy...but we survived. We actually did something fun every day which made things MUCH EASIER!! These are some of the things we did for the second week of Spring Break...we flew kites, played and ate at Peter Piper Pizza a couple of times with our cousins, we went to the mall to play in the play area and to see the puppies, we visited the AZ Museum of Natural History, we went to the Temple Visitors Center, we went on bike rides, went to Jeepers for lunch and a FULL day of fun and games (especially the roller coaster), we went to the Dollar Store to get some "treasures", played a lot of Guitar Hero, and even had a visit from the tooth fairy.

Before Spring Break I had Carter make a list of the things that he wanted to do while he was out of school. On his list he had:

1. Go to the zoo. Check.

2. Go to Safford. - We didn't make it to Safford, but they all came here to visit us, so kinda...check.

3. Buy a dog. - We're not ready for a dog yet, so we went and saw them at the mall, so kinda...check.

4. Ride on a fast train. - I don't know what he meant by that, but the roller coaster at Jeepers was way fast and seemed to be just as good as a fast train for him, so...check.

I think we did a pretty good job at accomplishing Carter's to do list.

Here are some pictures of our week...

Mila loved this ride at Peter Piper.

Flying kites. I don't recommend $1 kites, but the kids loved it.


I think the AZ Museum of Natural History is mostly known for their dinosaur displays, but my kids don't know much about dinosaurs, so I'm sure what they'll remember most is the jail cells. They had an old jail in their basement that was used a long time ago, so of course this was Carter's favorite part.

They were also able to pan for gold.

The Temple

This was Carter's face when the roller coaster stopped. I could not stop laughing at his face the whole time he was on it! Priceless!

He didn't see the roller coaster moving before he actually got on it and once it started, he wasn't so sure about it. It goes SOOO fast. I think it was just long enough for him when it started to slow down to stop, but then once it stopped they say "Now were gonna go backwards". Well that was even funnier to watch...but by the end of the day he must have rode it at least 6 times, so I guess it really was fun.

Carter "Rocking Out" as he calls it.

Fun Times!!!

First Week of Spring Break

One week down and one more to go...

This past week we have had such great weather here, so we tried to spend as much time outside as we could. We played in the squirt pad at Power Ranch and then went swimming with lots of cousins at my brother's house. The water was pretty cold but the kids didn't seem to mind at all.

One day we went to the Phoenix Zoo with my friend from High School and her six kids. It was one of the hottest days this year, but it was still lots of fun.

This is a picture of the squirt pad at the zoo. There were so many kids there! It seemed like there wasn't enough water to go around...it was kinda funny to watch.

Leah stopping for a pose on the pirate ship slide.

We've spent the rest of the week riding our bikes, playing in the backyard pool and slip n' slide, and spending time with Jason's family. They all came to spend the weekend with us, and even though we didn't do anything exciting it was still fun to have them here.

Only one more week to entertain and keep em' busy....(Otherwise I get to hear the complaining and fighting all day.)

Wish me luck.

Sleep Walker

This is a post from Jason...

Every night it's the same routine. We say it's bedtime and the kids beg to sleep in our bed. Of course we give in since we usually go to bed later than they do. When it comes time for us to go to bed we have to move Carter and Leah into their own beds. Leah is a breeze, just pick her up and carry her to bed. Carter, on the other hand is a different story. It's not so easy moving a 90 pound six year old to his bed. You have to drag him out of the bed by his arms and walk him to bed. He stays asleep the whole time, but you can talk to him and he will talk back. He usually crawls into bed backwards or half on the bed and half on the floor. Saturday night was the same old story, but this time I made him go pee first. I walked him to the toilet and this is how our conversation went:

Jason: Carter you need to go pee.
Carter: I am.
J: You need to pull your shorts down first.
C: Blank stare and goes to flush the toilet.
J: Carter you need to go pee first.
C: I will but you have to leave.
J: O.K. but don't pee all over the floor.
C: heh, I know.

So I go out and shut the door. Once the toilet flushed I opened the door and said, "O.K. Carter lets go get in bed". Carter is standing in the bathtub with his head down asleep. I just started laughing and said "Carter, what are you doing?" He says, "What?" I say, "It's time for bed." So he lays down in the bathtub and goes to sleep. I was laughing so hard that I could hardly breath. Kris Ann had to come get him because I couldn't stop laughing. Maybe you had to be there, but I still laugh when I think of it.

Where O Where Have All of the Pacifiers Gone?

I cannot find a pacifier for the life of me today! Mila cannot go to sleep without one, so we're way behind on naps today! She finally cried herself to sleep after about an hour of being tired.

We had like six of them less than a month ago and now I can't even find ONE! I guess I need to make a Wal-mart run today so the baby can get some sleep.