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!!!