Spring Break Day Four...It's all about the water...

The kids had a fun day getting wet with their friends.
First a bunch of the neighborhood kids joined ours in the hot tub.

There were 9 kids in there...

Ella is the youngest in the group but she still rules the tub!

That baby tells it like it is...

Shawn was happy to be surrounded by all the girls.

She still tries to wear this suit every day.

Oh my goodness...that face.

Remember when giving people "bunny ears" was just the funniest thing?

We had a discussion about Shawn's longer hair and how it is very "Justin Bieberish".

Then the girls restyled it a bit...yikes...can anyone say "comb over"?

I'd say this was the Fonz but then my son would say "who?".

This guy just wanted to show off his lost tooth.

My boy...got a little sunburn out there.

After spending all day hanging out in the tub...we met some friends at a hotel for swimming all night.

This poor girl ended her night by throwing up...but not in the pool!

This guy had such a great time in the pool.

Look at those handsome guys...hot tubbing again.

Shawn liked getting thrown in.

They had so much fun.

Oh my!!

A little pool "volleyball".

I wish we could have stayed longer but my poor Cricket was so sick and continued to be all night.

I can't believe that Spring Break is almost over...

Spring Break Day Three...

Nothing...and everything!

We took no photos this day because we really didn't do anything but hang out around the house. I will probably look back on this day as one of my favorites!

Oh well...

Spring Break Day Two...Recovery

Having thought I was going to be stuck in the house nursing sick children today...I made no plans...but children can be tricky and by lunch time...Austin was feeling better and out the door.

Ella decided that this would be a great time to learn to roller skate.

So on went the new princess skates and off she went...
I think the helmet made her a little top heavy myself. Good thing for the "big" girls who helped out the little people.

Ella was frustrated that she couldn't just skate off like one of the bigger girls.

But she kept at it and pretty soon she could walk without falling.

Of course she prefered to fly down the driveway with Lexi.

Looks like she might have it...

And then there's this. Non stop throwing up from yesterday morning until this morning and now look at him...he told me today that he just needed some fresh air to feel better and I guess it worked because he was outside the whole rest of the day feeling fine.

Of course Tim took advantage of the warm weather to tune up his boat after work. I like to think he is blowing me a kiss here and not just commenting on how "sweeet" the motor sounds.

I found Shawn in his favorite tree.

I swear that child is part monkey.

It's not the tallest tree in town but it fits a few kids quite nicely.

We had a minor meltdown. The Cricket retreated to her room where she proceeded to open the window so we could all hear her displeasure. Brat!!

Shawn worked on his flips on the trampoline. I couldn't seem to catch one is progress but they were pretty impressive and he was able to land them on his feet.

My handsome guy!

I was afraid to ask. Seriously...don't ask...

And we celebrated the warm weather with a summer meal...BBQ chicken and potato salad...yummo!

It was like a summer day at our house with 20 assorted children running in and out and staying over til 9pm to watch a movie. I had forgotten how many snacks they go through...time to restock the pantry!

Day three...here we come...

Spring Break Day One...Field Museum (sort of)

The kids and I decided to start out our spring break by visiting their favorite museum...

We invited our friend Kailey along for the ride. I had no qualms about taking 4 kids to the museum alone...they are great kids! Here we are upon arrival.

My Bubs...pre-sickness

Aren't they cute!

I love "walking away" shots. Call me crazy...but I do.

Hanging with Sue while we wait for other friends to arrive.

The Cricket was in her glory with another girl to hang out with.

Happy!

A little Elephant Butt...I mean really, would your day be complete without it??

Aren't they sweet...I think Shawn has a little crush on this "older" woman.

Good thing I took so many photos right when we arrived.

We finally met up with our other friends. I always laugh at how there is so much to do but my kids could spend half the time just playing on the tile "world".

The gangs all here...even the scary skinny dude.

One of my favorite exhibits...it was fun to share this with friends who had never been to the museum before.

Of course it was also here that Austin first lost his "cookies". (literally & figuratively)

Thinking it might be an isolated incident...we persevered.

And headed to the beach...where we had a minor recovery.

(please note the Cricket's famous "hip" pose)

(I have to quit looking at this one cause Shawn looks like a teenager and it scares me...)

Unfortunately, the recovery was short lived and we ended up having to rush home to tend to a sick boy. Poor guy...I promised the disappointed children that we would attempt this trip again soon. On to Day Two...hope it's a bit less exciting...