Right before Spring Break Cody got glasses. He kept staring at things around the house comparing them with and without his glasses. He was amazed at what he had been missing out on.
On the first day of Spring Break the kids and I took off to the National Harbor and the Temple Visitor's Center for the day.
At the National Harbor we saw The Awakening statue. The kids had fun climbing in his mouth and and on his hands and feet. They thought it was so funny when I sat in his armpit.
Then we headed over to the Temple Visitor's Center to check out all the exhibits. I especially wanted them to see the giant model of the Washington DC temple that shows the rooms inside. They loved being at the Visitor's Center and after 2 1/2 hours didn't want to leave.
One day Cody went to a friend's house to play so the girls and I went to the library and got some ice cream. Really, it was a freezing and windy 50 degree day but we had to act like it was Spring Break. We ended up eating our ice cream inside so we didn't freeze.
Another day we went to the National Zoo with Steve. While I packed food the kids played Twister.
It was slightly drizzling at the zoo which kept the crowds way down. We had the place to ourselves.
Kylee asks me all the time why I don't make tortillas any more. I stopped right about the time we moved to Maryland and Livy was born so she was only three, but still remembered that my tortillas were her favorite. So during Spring Break we spent some time in the kitchen making tortillas together and had a blast. She was in heaven.
We spent a day at the National Aquarium in Baltimore too. I have always wanted to go, but couldn't stomach the price.
Lucky for us, my friend has a pass and was able to bring all of us as guests for free. It was so fun to spend the day with Sydnie, Callie, and baby Brooke.
Livy found a little turtle in the plants.
We got to see a dolphin show.
Dolphins are Kylee's favorite!
The jelly fish were cool.
Liv had fun with her sweet friend Callie. They held hands and stayed together the whole time. If Livy couldn't see the animal we were looking for Callie would put her arm around Liv and help her out. So cute.
In between General Conference sessions on Saturday we went to a deluxe Easter Egg Hunt that a family in our ward hosted. After all the kids collected a bucket full of awesome goodies we ate lunch and did other activities. Liv has always had a thing for trampolines and has no fear so Steve stayed outside with her. They laughed the entire time.
I stayed inside with Cody and Kylee and made dioramas out of Peeps.
The week after Easter and Spring Break the girls said goodbye to their friend Grace who was moving the next day to Utah. She is a great friend and they have already written a letter to her.
Gary, Carol, Heather, Jake, and Calvin stayed at our house this past weekend and I was able to get some things on the wall before they got here. Putting things on the wall is always a big deal because Steve has a hard time putting holes in the wall since we are always about to move in his mind. One thing I hung was Cody's quilt from Nana that she started when Steve was a baby and finished in time for my baby shower when I was pregnant with Cody. I never wanted to use it and always had intentions to hang it someday. Well, now that Cody has his own bedroom and it's painted and ready to be decorated it was the perfect time. Only 10 years later!! Not bad right?
We also hung these paintings in our kitchen that Cody and Kylee did at school. I got a text from Carol saying they were almost to our house and so I whipped out the frames and told Steve he needed to get the frames on the wall before they got here (all while we are cleaning up dinner and getting the kids showered and ready for bed).
We had so much fun with our visitors while they were here. The time flew by and we didn't want it to end. And it just worked out that Emily Heyer was getting married in the DC temple while they were here. So we got to see even more family from all over the country. Steve and I feel really blessed to be related to so many amazing people.
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