Spring Break 2015!

Preston was unable to get the kids spring break off of work :( but thankfully we live in a place that most people would love to spend their spring break at... so we managed to have a great week anyway!

Per Preston's requests and suggestions and nagging I finally started going to the CrossFit gym on Base.  I hit the MWF 9am class because its got a great group of ladies that attend.  Most have young kids still and since it was spring break and all of our kids were home we had to take the class outside of the gym (no kids allowed) and what better place then the beach!... the kids played while we did our workouts...

Tuesday we got to help out and watch two friends all day (Vince & Ivan Hocchalter).  So we went and fed the goats...

 

...I went to take a picture of the boys to send to their mom and I noticed the goat was eating Ivan's shirt in the picture!... oops :)

 

We also went to Under the Oaks park and then Bonita Bay where they collected hermit crabs...

Most of the days were beautiful during spring break but we did get a little rain too.  But that doesn't slow these kids down...

We also spent an afternoon having lunch and bowling with a ton of friends...

 The busy days and later nights caught up to Kate by the end of the week though...

 There was also plenty of electronic usage...

 We really did wear her out!

And if we play hard we must also work hard too!  Tyler doing one of his favorite jobs - NOT!  Cleaning the bathtub drains that get clogged with hair and yucky, stinky, filthiness... he hates it but at least he will do it for me!

Atlanta Temple

Preston and I set a goal to attend the temple 12 times this year.  We have 4 temples that are all about 6 hours away.  So we knew this would be a challenging goal that would require time, money, and dedication.  But we wanted to do it for us, and for our children... There is a lesson to be learned for all of us as we sacrifice to make temple attendance a priority.

So this month we chose to attend the Atlanta Temple.  We made the drive once Preston got home from work on Friday evening - arriving a little before midnight.  The next morning, after breakfast, Preston went to the temple while the kids and I stayed at the hotel and swan.

Then we cleaned up and packed up and I went to the temple while Preston took the kids to get a snack and play at a nearby park.

When I was done they picked me up and we got a late lunch at Sweet Tomatoes.  Then we made the drive home... getting in around 10pm on Saturday night.  

Kate has been loving all the "popcorn trees" that are in bloom right now.  She and I have talked about them extensively.  But on this trip Kate discovered that daddy thought there was really popcorn on the trees.  So she needed to show him that they were really just beautiful flowers...