Spring Break

Spring break was just what we needed. Some uninterrupted time with our little family and some quality time at grandma and papa's house. Monday I was supposed to work but ended up getting called off so Matt stayed home and we took the girls to run errands and have a fun lunch.

We love Chinese food and so its not hard to decide where to eat

Hallie was so excited she bought a coconut at her school store she insisted on taking pictures with it.

Then Tuesday morning we headed for our flight to Vegas. Nic was nice enough to take us to the airport since Matt had flown out that morning for a work trip. I was nervous to be away from home with my U.C. flaring the way that it was but I felt at peace that it would all be ok.

Em loved taking off she was so funny and yelled wheeee both times we took off

Em loved sitting on the girls laps so she could see out the window the girls were so good and patient with her

Mom, Luke, and Lydi came to pick us up at the airport and we got home just in time for the kids to get in some playing and naps before Kimber got off work. 

Somehow Emy and Lydi got a hold of the caramel dip and found a shady spot to eat it. Em started eating it and Lydi watched on waiting for Emy to share.

Em was so tired she fell asleep as soon as we left to take the kids back to Kimber

After we dropped the kids off Mom, Maddi, Emy, and I went shopping for Maddi's prom dress. It was fun and Em was really good. I was glad I was able to be there to be part of her special time. By the time we got home Papa and Nate had taken the girls swimming, fed, bathed, and ready for bed. The next morning we went for a walk. The girls all loved helping to walk Sophie Em always thought it was her turn she loved Sophie.

After we got home from our walk we got ready and went to see the new Beauty and the Beast movie. It was really good and the kids were all pretty good. They each got a kids pack with snacks, drinks, and popcorn.

It was also great timing we came home for lunch and then Emy was ready for a nap. While we were in Vegas Emy decided she likes to sleep with a pillow and in a real bed. Such a sweet sleeping baby

The girls loved grandma's cat

Thursday was our relax and hang out day. I surprisingly had felt better the first couple days on the trip than I had in weeks so that was a huge blessing. The kids loved "swimming" in the hot tub.

That night we went to the famous corn dog truck. My parents love this place

While we were there we found some cute labradoodle puppies. The girls loved them

Thursday Kimber came over and we went to a couple different parks that my mom had been checking out. We saw turtles and a bunch of ducks and geese.

Hallie and Gracie loved mothering Lydi..something she wasn't used to but she seemed to like it.

A warm day at the park mus include cheetos that's a must

After a couple hours of park hoping we decided it was time for lunch. After we had some lunch grandma had set up an Easter egg hunt for the kids. They were so funny. They were talking about how much candy and money they were going to get in their eggs.

Em would pick up and egg and pause to see what was in it before putting it in her basket and then moving on

That night we celebrated Maddi's birthday a day early since we flew out the following evening. We had Cafe Rio(per Maddi's request) and then went to Thrifty ice cream shop. Em loved using her cute face and would say "bite" and I think she sampled everyone's ice cream.

That night the girls decorated Maddi's door for her birthday the following morning.

Friday morning we got up and I was not feeling great and neither was Kimber so we hung around for a couple hours and took it easy. Once my tummy settled we headed to the strip to see the sites. We have never done the tourist side of Vegas because my parents hates traffic and the crowds. Im really glad we ventured out. It was fun to be a "tourist" Hallie had requested to see the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty. Gracie was most excited about M&M world. We found the Eiffel Tower first Hallie was so excited and we got as close as we could after taking pictures. She said it was bigger than she expected. But seem satisfied and I think it saved us a trip to Europe at least for now.

M&M world ended up being about a mile from where we parked and I thought I was going to kill Kimber and my mom but we made it. We did a lot of people watching on the way and stopped to listen to some street musicians.

I thought they would love the M&M wall and they did. It didn't disappoint.

After we spent well over an hour in M&M World and everyone had picked out their souvenirs. Hallie picked a key chain, Gracie picked a variety of M&Ms from the wall, and well Em didn't really care so she just played with and sampled both the other girls. By this point everyone was hungry and Kimber was getting sick. So we found a food court next door and had some Wendys

After that point Kimber decided she was to tired to continue with us so her and her kiddos headed back to the car. We went across the street to see first the Statue of Liberty and then the Hershey's store. The kids also loved the castle

Then the Statue of Liberty

Then to our second chocolate stop....the Hershey factory

I think they thought the Statue out of licorice was just as cool as the big one outside

They each chose a cookie sandwich and we were on our way. We were having so much fun that we had lost track of time and had to get moving so we could see everything else we wanted to see before catching our flight home

Em finally crashed and slept most of our way back

We had to stop once to have a rest and test the kids sandwiches

Then we headed to the Bellagio to see the flower gardens and they didn't disappoint 

The butterflies were beautiful

Hallie and her Eiffel Tower

We originally thought we were going to miss the water show since they didn't start until early afternoon but it turns out that since we had taken our time we were just perfect in our timing to see the show

Then we had to run to the car so we could get home and finish packing to catch our flight. We got home just in time to grab our bags, go potty, and say our goodbyes then we were back on the road to the airport this time. Then just like that we were headed back home to our daddy.

We got home after 10 and everyone headed to bed...we were exhausted. The following morning we got a welcome home gift of snow after our fun week in the sun.

Its always nice to be home and usually after only a couple days I get so home sick but I genuinely had a good time this trip. I was thinking about why I felt that way and decided it was because I made plans to get out and do touristy things and not just sit around my parents house all day. I love taking the girls to try and see new things. Watching their eyes and faces as they they experience new things along with Matt and I is invaluable.