Spring Break

We went to Utah for Easter and Spring Break and had a wonderful time.

The vacation got off to a great start when the pilot of our flight to Salt Lake took a liking to Bella's crazy hand-made Easter bonnet and offered to let the kids sit up in the cockpit after the flight and play around. That was awesome. He answered all their questions and they had a great time.

We decorated Easter eggs at Mimi's. Bella was very serious about her choice of stickers.

It snowed the day we arrived, so Benjamin got to enjoy sledding down Mimi's front yard hill.

We spent Easter with cousins who have the back yard of every kids' dreams. The best feature of which is the gigantic waterfall and pond.

Of course we went on an egg hunt. So much fun. So much candy!!!

Woah!!!

Then the crazy backyard fun continued with RC boats in the pond.

Motorcycle rides from anyone willing. Benjamin made sure to get a ride from nearly everyone there, it seemed.

Everyone made sure to get in some time with Christian. Who could pass this little man up?! What a cutie!

Lest you think the backyard fun is over - there's the rope swing over the water.

The myriad different things to play on the tramp. Golf anyone?

Don't forget the wagon.

And the hammock

There were also bikes, scooters, swing set, etc. etc. but I got tired of taking pictures! Suffice it to say, the kids had a blast with their cousins and couldn't stand the idea of going home.

Since my kids can never have enough water to play in, I found a canyon with a river near my mom's house and took them there for a few hours too. Benjamin's face says it all.

Although, I did manage to tire them out, so I made Benjamin my photographer which kept him motivated during our walk back through the canyon to the car.

We also visited Discovery Kids at the Gateway Mall. The price had always scared me away before, but thanks to a generous Mimi, we splurged and finally went.

I love this one of Benjamin as traffic reporter. He had a blast in front of this green screen. He never wanted to give anyone else a turn and would often jump in on complete stranger's turns too, playing weatherman sidekick.

Here he jumped in with another family pretending to be an interviewer and started carrying on a fake interview with this "Utah Jazz Player."

I LOVE this picture of Christian's attempt at the green screen. If you look at the TV in the top corner, you'll see that he's so short that only his head shows. So adorable.

We also visited some friends while we were there. I had a couple kid-free days, thanks to Mimi during which I lunched and shopped with friends. So fun! But I also made sure our kids had a chance to get together. Here's Bella with my friend's daughter riding their princess coaches while Christian plays mechanic with his air pump ready to help where needed.

It was a great vacation and it was hard to leave. Can't wait to do it again!