1. Hosting ALL OF THE CHILDREN. Well, all of the middle schoolers. WHY NOT, you know? Kid math is often wild. Dorothy had friends over and took a friend on a random adventure with me and Minnie, and Coop had a bunch of bruhs who showed up with duffel bags full of Nerf guns and ammo-- very fun.
2. And! The flip side is SENDING THE CHILDREN OFF WITH THEIR FRIENDS! Dorothy went shopping with a bestie, and Cooper spent 2 whole days with friends wandering around a neighborhood close to shops and restaurants.
3. THE LIBRARY. TWICE. And! We took a bunch of Minnie's learn-to-read books to her old preschool and stocked its Little Free Library.
4. Lots of running. I ran a 5K every morning and also got a fabulous new headband that really keeps my hair out of my face (and the best yoga pants ever).
5. Mini golf one afternoon and FIVE parks in one day another (only 4 pictured-- the 4 we WALKED to (about 2 miles in all-- go Minnie!) and yes, Jack picked us up from the last one but only because I had to drive Cooper to diving-- no spring break for that. We hit up park 5 right before dinner).
WE MADE IT YOU GUYS.
I have that headband! I loved the days of having a basement full of teen/ tween boys - good times.
ReplyDeleteYay! The kids have finished their spring break AND YOU ARE STARTING YOURS. Nice job on cramming so many fun things in- now just get through the weekend and (hopefully) have some time for yourself!!!
ReplyDeleteKid Math is so real. One of Avi's friends asked to come over for dinner at the last minute this week, and it was so much more peaceful than if it had just been my two kids. This sounds like such a nice spring break--especially all the reading in the park!
ReplyDeleteI think this means the weather was agreeable and that’s a great way to enjoy it. I miss those days of all the kids hanging at our house. Flag football in the yard with reg and tank and their buddies and mini and her friends baking while curly and her pals road bikes. The good ole days.
ReplyDeleteI would so push the envelope and walk to parks and then need a ride back because Timing! 🤣
Five parks in one day sounds fantastic! I have definitely had to have my husband pick us up from a park in order to get somewhere on time because I was, shall we say, “optimistic” about how long it would take to walk there and back. Enjoy your Spring Break next week!
ReplyDeleteGreat spring break for them, and wow, you got a lot of fun in even though you had to work. Enjoy your spring break next week, even though I know you will probably have work to do. But a quiet house, hopefully no meetings, means it should be restorative.
ReplyDeleteKid math. It’s a fact. PS. I don’t have as many kids. But the writing holds true regardless. Thanks for putting my ideas into words…..before I knew I needed them.
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