Spring Break 2014

Sam had the first spring break of his educational career. We began our non-stop party by working on a garden all day last Saturday (plus a soccer game). We're almost done.

 Good news on the tree front. All of the 12 trees we bought last fall seem to be alive with the exception of one. Above is our peach tree. It's got a net on it to keep away deer. We'll take it off once our garden is enclosed.

Below is our cherry tree. (It's just a blossoming tree - no fruit.)

 A day's work. I'll put up more pics once it's done.

Sunday was a typical Sunday for us. Monday we kicked things off with a trip to Lowe's (we've got to keep the spring break expectations low, right?) and then a trip to the playground. Five minutes in, Afton said she needed to go #2 so we went to Kroger (I needed a few things) and then she said she didn't need to go anymore. Typical. Then we went downtown to have a picnic with Dan. It was a beautiful day.

Tuesday we headed west to Charlottesville. It was really rainy so meeting Grandma C at the bounce house place was the perfect solution. Then we met up with Grandpa for lunch at Bodo's, followed by a stop to the Cook-Out for a delicious shake. Then back to their house for a few hours of fun.

Wednesday was a lazy day. We cleaned up the disastrous toy room. Afton took a four-hour nap. (She needed it!)

Thursday was spent prepping for our camping adventure. Isn't it ridiculous how much stuff you need to camp for one night?

Dan left work early and called me to let me know that he had been rear-ended on his way home. Not a great way to start the adventure, but we still went, just a little later than we would have liked. We went to Pocahontas State Park because it's just a short drive away. This was the smokiest fire I have ever seen. My eyes were on fire.

 We had a delicious dinner of hot dogs and pringles followed by 'smores and candy. Typical camping fare. That night we froze our rears off. It got down to 36 and we were all really cold. In the morning Dan whipped up eggs and sausage which we scarfed down and then we ran back into our sleeping bags for the next hour or so.

After we warmed up a little bit, we took a hike. It wasn't the prettiest - gray skies, not too many leaves on trees, but it was still nice and I was proud of the kids for walking the whole way.

 Well, almost the whole way.

Saturday G&G Cheney came over and we headed over to Busch Gardens for a day full of fun. Mom rode two of the big roller coasters and Dad rode all of them. Sam was tall enough for a few, too, but after the first one scared him, he wasn't interested in the other.

Sunday began with resurrection rolls and then a chocolate egg hunt. Anytime Afton saw one she would yell, "FOUND ONE!" and then laugh maniacally.

 After church we had a delicious dinner. Afton helped me prepare our bunny cake.

 Then Dan and Dad hid plastic eggs in the front yard.

It was a great spring break and a wonderful Easter. Now it's back to the real world.