Spring Break tidbits

Our spring break has been delightful - we've had fun, we've relaxed, we've played, we've (well, I've) accomplished some organizational/cleaning chores. Hopefully we're recharged and ready to tackle Cora's last 2 1/2 months of kindergarten.

Here's a look at some of the random moments of the last two weeks...

What I've enjoyed most has been not having to get up-and-out so early! Lazy mornings at home in jammies are great. Cora and Violet have had more time to play with each other (and with the cats).

 We had friends over for lunch one day, and Cora made dessert, all by herself. I was busy in Violet's room going through her clothing, and heard Cora announce that she was cooking. She made her own batter of flour, sugar, eggs, milk and juice, with marshmallows.

I added in some baking soda and salt, but forgot about oil/butter. The cupcakes baked up, well, oddly. They weren't terrible, but they weren't quite right either. I think Cora learned a lesson about using recipes - she was disappointed that they weren't as yummy as she had envisioned.

We also spent a morning at Chuck E. Cheese for our friend Sophie's birthday. The girls especially enjoyed the motion-screen rollercoaster game.

 Stace and the girls harvested the rest of the peas, which we shelled for dinner. They were very good. But I do appreciate just buying a bag of frozen peas - it takes a while to shell enough for a meal!

We played outside with the Roberts a lot, into the evenings, as it's now light until 7:30 or so. It might be a challenge to get the kids in bed for school now that they've gotten used to playing outside after dinner.









OK, more of a normal-life photo than a spring break photo, but aren't they cute? I love my little family so much...

Wednesday of this week was a fun one - we started the morning at Scooter's Jungle for open play, and after lunch headed to the pool.

After Violet's nap, we bought Wendy's for dinner and met up with Genia, Jill and all the children at a park.

 On Thursday, we went to Juliana's house for lunch and playtime. Maya's back in school, so we walked together to pick her up. After lunch, their neighbor friend Gracie came over and the girls played together and made lemonade.

On Friday evening, we went to Central Park after dinner, since we needed to pick up my mom's new car at her house to take it to our house. She was in a car wreck a few weeks ago and Stace is helping tidy up her new car, since her old one was totaled.

Anyway, after the park, we stopped by a new place for dessert - Rita's Ice Custards. So good - the custard was like a richer, creamier ice cream.

On Saturday night, Stace put up the tent for another bit of fun for the girls.