Spring Break Adventures (AKA the longest post ever)

Mike works weekends. It's really hard to go anywhere and hang out as a family on this shift. So since Spring Break started Thursday we decided to take the kids out of school a day early and go to Nevada. We left Tuesday right after Jercie got home from school.

 Kaia trying to get her seat belt on

We got to Alamo that night and spent the night at Mike's parents' house. We (our family + Mike's parents, Emma, Elli, and Ryan)  headed to Vegas at about 9:00 so we could make it to see this movie...

I was a little worried that Blaze would get motion sick since it was 3D so I slipped him some Dramamine beforehand. He did fine and actually sat through the whole movie without falling asleep. Both he and Jercie did really good during the movie, it was Kaia that didn't want to behave. Mike took her out to the lobby and hung out with her. It was such a good movie. I am pretty sure I will own it some day :).
After the movie we headed over to the Mandalay Bay to Shark Reef. We took Jercie back when I was barely pregnant with Blaze. The kids absolutely loved it! Kaia was so excited to see all the fish. I wish I could have gotten pictures of her face! Jercie and Blaze had fun listening to all of the information they had on the fish. I tried to get them to touch the Rays, but they weren't too sure about it.

Waiting in one of two lines at Shark Reef

Listening to the info

And Blaze listening

Kaia excited about the sharks

In awe

We did a quick Target run and headed back to Alamo to spend the night. Thursday we just hung out all day and took Gary and Annette's new Big Red out for a ride with all the kids. That sucker is so fun! Some day we might have to get one. We had some lunch and then we were on the road once again. Jercie had been asking me all day if I was going to play an April Fool's joke on her. I kept telling her no. I had however conspired with my mom.

When we got to Joseph we dropped Mike off at home and went down to Grammy's because she had made cookies..out of styrofoam.

Blaze kept saying he wanted to take his home, but Jercie took a big bite of her's...

Luckily Blaze didn't see her reaction and we convinced him to take a bite of his...

Jercie spit her's out on the floor and Blaze kept trying to eat his. I am going to have to get a little trickier I think.

Friday we went to an Easter egg hunt that my sister was doing with her Relay for Life team. I didn't get any pics because 1 My camera battery is dead and I can't find the charger and 2 there weren't very many eggs and the hunt didn't take long. Kaia was the only one that got anything and we just split the candy up amongst the kids. Nobody cried and that's all that matters, plus the money I paid went to a good cause.

Saturday we didn't do anything.

Sunday was Easter. The bunny did a treasure hunt again this year. Again no pictures because of #1 above and it's hard to take pictures when trying to keep track of an almost two year old. lol. I did get pics of them when they found the baskets on the porch with my cell phone though. The bunny kept it simple this year. The girls got some cute dresses and shoes and Blaze got a new shirt. They all got a sand bucket and sand toys for the sand box and some candy.

After we sent Mike off to work we colored Easter eggs.

After egg dying we went down to Grammy's and had lunch. Shantel and Gracie and Rilie came over too. We had ham and salad and baked beans and my mom's homemade rolls. I swear they are the best part of any holiday meal! She also made a jello salad. She and Rilie set up an Easter egg hunt in the backyard for the kids. They had a ton of fun. I didn't get any pictures, but I think my mom did so I will have to steal them from her.

Then we came home and had naps and went back over for leftovers.

It's been a busy week, but so nice to see family and get to hang out!