Since Ava Grace is in Kindergarten, this was our first official Spring Break and I was determined to make the most of it. We packed our week full of friends, family and fun!!
Monday- Science Spectrum with the Gray's. I joined Groupon and they had a 6 month membership for $25 so I bought it. If we go one more time (which we will) it more than paid for itself. Anyway, this kids played, saw fish and snakes, climbed a rock wall and wore themselves out.
Tuesday- We went and played with some of our favorite boys, John, Braidy and Quin. We love the Curry boys and all of the kiddos play very well together. Adalyn and Quin are still too little but one day very soon, they will be right there with the rest of them.
Wednesday- We loaded up and went to play with Uncle MiMi and Aunt Bess. When we got to their house, it was cool outside so we hungout and waited for it to warm up before we went to check for baby calves on the Ranger. It was still pretty cool when we decided to head out so we put on jackets and took blankets. Adalyn stayed cuddled up with me the whole time and even fell asleep during the ride. I must say that I loved it! As for the bigger girls, they loved getting to look for new babies and watch Uncle MiMi work. Annabelle even got out to pet a calf.
After naps and packing, Neno got home and we headed to Granna and Grand Pappy's house. We have started traveling at night so that Neno can put in a full day of work and the girls will sleep most of the trip. On our way, we stopped in Dickens to cake cows and nearly got the van stuck trying to get out. My husband was so calm and talked me through getting unstuck. He then proceded to drive really fast up a steep cliffside so that it wouldn't happen again. We were out and on our way. I don't usually panic, but I must say that I did have a moment when I thought we were spending the night in the car. Ava Grace told Neno that he needed to call Uncle MiMi because he could get us out. Thank goodness neither of us were right! We finally arrived at 12:30 a.m.
Thursday- I woke up sick. I blame the Taco Bell from the night before, but whatever it was, it was miserable. Neno cancelled his plans to play golf so that he could take care of Adalyn and his mom set off on her own with four grandkids to the Discovery Gardens in Dallas. They had plans for the aquarium, but didn't quite make it. They did a craft, saw butterflies, had a picnic and played hard!! They had a full day and were super tired when they got home. I am pretty sure this is the night that Annabelle put herself to bed. She said, "By Caris (her cousin), my go nigh-nigh," and off she went.
Friday- I was recovered and we were off to the Dallas Zoo - along with everyone else on Spring Break. We didn't want to wait in line with cranky kids so we fed them a picnic lunch in the "overflow" parking lot. Once we got to the gate, there was no line. Our plan worked! The kids were so cute with there maps and where they wanted to go. We saw some really cool animals and had so much fun. I have to say that my kids are troopers. Annabelle crawled in and out of a stroller all day long so that she could get closer to animals. She wore me out just watching, but she didn't want any help - of course. Adalyn even went to the zoo with us so that Neno could play golf. She had about a 30 minute nap on the way there and not another one until 5 when we were headed home. She was happy the whole time! She even made a new friend. She really liked her Aunt CJ's boyfriend Taylor. I think he kind of liked her too!
The rest of the weekend was spent hanging out at Granna and Grand Pappy's. Ava Grace was even brave enough to get in the pool on Saturday. Burrrr!!!! On our way home on Sunday, everyone crashed. They had played so hard the whole time that we were there and they are already asking when they get to go back to Granna's. This is just a glimpse of how worn out they were.
