Spring Break - Friday

Friday was our last day so we all slept in and then just went to play at the park.  Caitlin was invited to her friend's house so she played there the whole day.  She had a blast.

 

 

At naptime, since Caitlin was having her own fun, I took advantage and took Alaina for some one on one time.  We went to run a few errands and went to Dairy Queen for lunch and ice cream.

This was her eating her banana.

She, of course, had to see how much she could fit into her mouth.

After naps, everyone played in the back yard with bubbles.

The boys also thought it was fun to chase bees with tongs.

Every night, my girls loved to help give the boys a bath.

Then my favorite part was getting to dry them off and getting them dressed for bed.

It was fun to be part of the nighttime routine.

 

Spring Break - Thursday

On Thursday, we finally made it to Busch Gardens.  Caitlin was so happy.  She had been looking forward to the big roller coasters ALL week.

 

It took Alaina a while to build up her courage to ride some of the rides, even the baby ones.

When it got close to naptime, Lara took the boys and Alaina home and Caitlin and I stayed to ride the big coasters.  Caitlin had such a blast.  There wasn't one that scared her and she even went on some by herself!

We went on one that might have ruined roller coasters for me forever.  It's called the Griffin and it was terrifying.  It creeps up a million feet in the air and then levels out for a few seconds and then before it drops, it hangs you face down for about 10 seconds so you can contemplate how you might die.  Then it drops you at 1000 mph.  It does that TWICE!!  I was not okay after it.  I'm not sure I will ever again be the roller coaster dare devil that I thought I was.  Caitlin on the other hand thought it was the best thing EVER!!

She even went on this one all by herself.

 

After naps, the younger kids all came back and we rode until the park closed.

Alaina's favorite part might have been this lady stopping and giving her a flower and posing for a picture.

 

 

Spring Break - Wednesday

On Wednesday, we went to the Bounce House.  Their bounce house gives you an all day pass when you pay and I had found a Groupon for all four kids to get in for even cheaper.  So we bounced in the morning, took naps and bounced again after naps.

That night, Caitlin went to activity days with her friend, Samantha that she met at church.  While I was dropping her off, Alaina helped Lara make brownies (aka licking the spoon).