I love spring break! I love having all my kids home during the day. I wanted spring break to be fun. I didn't want us to sit home all week, bored, and stir crazy. So I planned some super fun activities, and some good down time at home, and it turned out to be a fabulous time!
Lily and Carter's cool fort. At first it was a bus. Carter loved that! Then Lily wanted it to be a house. Carter insisted it was a bus. So Lily determined it was a broken bus house. Carter loved the idea and agreed. Voila the broken bus house!
Lily and Carter's cool fort. At first it was a bus. Carter loved that! Then Lily wanted it to be a house. Carter insisted it was a bus. So Lily determined it was a broken bus house. Carter loved the idea and agreed. Voila the broken bus house!
On St. Patrick's day we dressed in green and went to the park for a picnic and playtime with some friends. I wish I had lined up all the kiddos and gotten a picture. It would have included 12 kids...all dressed in green!
Generally, we try to go to get the kids to bed early. We thought it would be fun to have a "late night" out for a change. We got the kids in their jammies and went to Paradise Bakery where we ate cookies and played a game we brought from home. The kids thought it was really cool to be out late (we were home by 8:00!). We got a lot of bang for our buck...it only cost $2.50 and we had so much fun!
We took a long drive down to the Shamrock Farm Dairy for a tour of their 10,000 cow dairy. We loved playing with friends there and eating the yummy ice cream made by Roxie the cow.
The train park was so great! The weather was perfect and the kids loved riding a train, a carousel, playing in a yellow caboose, and eating ice cream (yes, again!) with friends. It was so great!!
Lily said she was the princess and Cole was the prince.
Hazy enjoyed her time at the park too. She rode in the stroller and in our awesome new baby carrier. I love that carrier and am so glad to have it! You can see it pictured above on my girlfriend, holding her baby girl who is nine days older than Hazel. Those two will be little pals!
We tried to get a line-up of the five big kids for a photo. I could not pull Carter away from the big old train engine. But if you look closely between Cole and Ava, you can see him in his orange shirt, gazing at the train!
8 comments:
Ahhhh, such CUTE kids you have! What a fun mom you are too. I love all of your fab spring break festivities. :) Ours is coming up soon, I need to get planning. xoxoxo
So cute and so fun!!!!
You are a 10,000 cow woman!
What a fun spring break... what precious children... what a sweet mommy! These pictures are perfect and precious. Love you and miss you all soooo much.
Jill, you really know how to celebrate Spring break!!! Your kiddos are blessed to have a diligent mommy like you. Such cute pics.
Hey, did you notice the purple tattoo on one of your white chairs? Miss you guys. I am glad you are coming up to see Ian in June... That is why you are coming right?
Jill,
It looks like you had such a fun spring break. I also love the break since I get to have all my kids home. Lily, Carter and Hazel are all just so adorable. I love that pic of Lily with her braids and yellow bows. She is such a special girl. Glad to see that your family is doing well. You are a good mama for planning such fun activities for your little ones.
How fun! We can't wait for the day we get to go with you to fun things like that! J.J.'s spring break is this week and I may steal some ideas...love the late night out!
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