Spring Break Week 1 and 2

Week one of spring break had its ups and downs. Grandma K was in from Utah (flew in the week prior)and we had a great visit. The kids loved every minute they spent playing games together. The top games this visit were Farkle Party, Old Maid, Go Fish, and Animal Rummy. As for downs, several of us started off the week sick and we had a couple medical appointments rescheduled because of it. Makayla and Grandma flew to Utah on Tuesday. While they had their own adventures (including Makayla attending a Teen Author Boot Camp) back at home we got free vanilla cones at Dairy Queen on the first day of spring and went to the circus on Friday with my mom.

On Sunday afternoon, the beginning of week two of spring break, I decided to try to keep daily notes. Today started with a good day at church. In the afternoon Daniel and I made cinnamon rolls for dinner. We're watching a movie as a family, the 1995 version of Jumanji.

Monday Notes
We started the morning off with haircuts on the porch for five of the boys. It was raining or we would have done them in the backyard. The older two boys prefer to get real haircuts (aka. all mommy does is buzz their heads with clippers) so they headed out to do that with dad. The rest of the day was a mix of relaxing, chores, and art, as well as reading the first two chapters of Owls in the Family for book club.

Tuesday Notes
After breakfast several kids got right back to art. They drew several different things using tutorials from Art For Kids Hub, then pulled out the manga books we have to do some more drawing. After that Pokémon and Hero Kids took center stage for a while. The next two chapters of Owls in the Family accompanied lunch.

Rebekah is climbing on chairs, the piano bench, and tables often now. This is always one of the challenging stages of young toddlers. Rebekah is 13 months old and started walking at 9 months old. She likes climbing, looking out windows, birdwatching, and getting into the middle of the table when the other kids are working to 'help'. She also is a bit young to be as careful as I would like when she is on the table, so a fair amount of my time is spent moving her down, practicing sitting, or just watching from close by to keep her from falling off the table.

Tuesday night I drove to the airport in the big city to pick up Makayla. Her flight ended up delayed and we didn't get home until 2:30am Wednesday morning.

Wednesday Notes
After some sleep my day got going. We listened to Disney songs, played Pokémon, and spent a typical spring break morning together. Mason and I took off in the afternoon for a bracing appointment that took 3 hours. We returned home to the kids hanging out enjoying Makayla being home and Daddy gone for his physical therapy appointment. The evening was more art and board games.

Thursday Notes
The highlight of Thursday for the kids was that our yard was dry enough to spend a chunk of the afternoon outside. I had a bit of a stomach virus Thursday so my day was pretty low-key.

Friday Notes
Today I spent some time evaluating what each child has left to do in each subject before we finish up school in May. We also read more of Owls in the Family. The kids watched some episodes of Random Acts on BYU TV, but mostly they played, read, organized attic space and clothing drawers, and squeezed fun out of a rainy day.