Spring Break

Last week was spring break for the boys and we had a great time with grandparents in town! Spring break doesn’t mean too much yet since the boys are only in preschool 2 days a week, but we still took the opportunity to have some extra fun. My dad and his wife (grandpa and gram) came in town Tuesday till Saturday. We actually didn’t do anything much during the week except love on grandpa and gram and wear them out! D practiced riding his new bike that he got from Mimi for his birthday. It has 18 in. wheels and he can’t touch the ground, but man can he go fast! And J practiced the art of running from mommy! No, but he really is getting fast especially for this 8 month pregnant mama!

We all went on to dinner on Thursday to La Hacienda. It was our second time to this Mexican restaurant and we enjoyed it as much as the first. We sat outside this time and it was a little breezy, but they had heat lamps. We got a big order of fajitas to share. (I’m really going to miss Tex-Mex after we move away.) The boys also went to play at the playground before the food arrived, but poor J got pushed down by a bigger kid and didn’t really want to play anymore. And then I took them back to the playground after dinner, but he was still hesitant until I escorted him.

Then over the weekend we went to Seaworld! We had still been promising D we would take him to Seaworld since it was too rainy to go on his birthday. We arrived at 10am when the gates opened and first went to the Sesame Street Bay of Play area and let the boys play, D and Gram rode a ride and we watch the Sesame Street characters’ performance. Then we went to the sea lion show and the Shamu show. The boys downed a turkey leg, sausage and all the snacks I brought (applesauce, granola bars, breakfast bars, fruit snacks, juice).

The boys had so much fun, and we planned to leave around 1 pm when we they usually nap, but they both fell asleep in the double stroller at the same time! Amazing- that has never happened and I even took some photographic proof! 

Then we tried to make another show but it was full… so back to the kids’ area for more rides. Daddy and D did the roller coaster and J and I went on the carousel. D definitely loved the roller coaster the best and it will be so fun to take him to a big amusement park someday! And then right before we left, I decided to let the boys run and play in the little kids water area, even though it was a little cold. (I had brought them extra clothes just in case.) They loved it and played for about 15minutes until J’s jeans were so wet they were starting to slide off his little bottom! What a fun day, wish we had more time to go back again!

And last of all, Sunday we took the boys up to Natural Bridge caverns. It was only about a 30 min drive and we were some of the first people to arrive. Daddy carried J in the Ergo backpack, which totally worked out perfect for the steep, wet slippery floor of the cave. D loved it- he is always talking about caves. I think it’s from the book ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.’  D did really great and went slow inside the cave and was careful- we were really proud of him. I think the boys just tempt each other so much to be rowdy that taking away one’s opportunity calms the other down.