Spring Break

This was a week of activities for the Breedlove family!  My husband chaperoned a trip to Greece and Italy for his students, Steven Edward had 2 birthday parties (he turned 6), we had several egg hunts, visited both Grandparents houses, went to a zoo with friends, a science center, visited a farm of a good friend, saw some friends from college, got a stomach bug accompanied by a fever... that is quite enough listing.  But BOY were we busy!

Elephant statures at the entrance of the NC Zoo

a favorite playground inside the zoo

first birthday party

 

Nana B's brain child - mother daughter project

Getting ready for Easter morning!

building a fort at Nana and Poppy's

Second egg hunt!

 

The boys collected close to $15 each in quarters!

Dyed eggs shirtless

can you tell a 6 year old took this?  Not bad actually!

Birthday party #2

And as always.... good cousin time and lots of reading!

Man.... now that we're home I'm tired!  I need a vacation myself!

Some learn about guns through genetics.... sticks.... movies.... while some learn from their brothers!  This little one walked into my room yesterday pointing it and saying..."mmm..mmmm..mmm."   Nice. 

Notice the missing tooth on the oldest.  It was our first!  He was SO excited!  So excited that this little boy (usually a bit reserved... ), shouted across the parking lot to people he didn't even know about it.  It was one of my few embarrassing moments as a mom.  I'm sure there will be many!

 

They entertained themselves all afternoon rolling golf balls down this hill.  I love the wonder and experimentation of little ones.  I wish I could entertain myself so easily!

Oh!  And here is my new "spring" wreath!  How crafty am I?  Are you impressed?  I made one for multiple seasons (more to match my house than a season), because goodness knows I can't even remember to change my necklace, much less a wreath!  

Our Pretend Winter

This winter has been a crazy one - fifty degrees one day and twenty the next.  They have called for snow quite a few times and I had all but given up.  Last night on the way home it was 48 degrees and raining, so I assumed that the alleged snow day they had predicted for today was impossible.  But I was wrong!  While it isn't the snow we had 2 years ago, at least we were able to play in it a bit.  No sledding unfortunately

Maybe next time.....

 Instead of hot chocolate by the fire, we went with "kid coffee."   It's an idea we got from Steven's cousin and their family.  Just steamed milk with cinnamon.  They love it!

 

This makes me think of the 90s milk commercials.  Love it.

Hope you got a day of rest too!  We were super thankful.