My kids started their spring break on Thurs. and don't go back to school until April 11th. It is a nice break not having to be up at a certain time, make lunches, check homework, etc. I love that Daron has control over his schedule so he has scheduled days going in at 2:00 and many days completely off. He is such a good dad and LOVES spending time with our kids.
We went to the Birds of Prey which is one of the few places in the country breeding birds like the California Condor to go back into the wild. The kids saw some live eagles, hawks, falcons, etc. We stayed so long we ended up seeing two live bird shows where they had taught the birds to do lots of fun tricks.
Tomorrow our cousins are coming to play for the day and the kids are really looking forward to seeing them.
Ian is talking so much! Many long, complete sentences and it's surprising how clear much of it is. Of course, some of it is just gibberish and we wish we could get inside his head. He loves to wrestle with Daron and the boys. The after dinner routine is for everyone to rinse and load their dishes and then they shout, "WRESTLE!" and run into the living room. Ian is small but very tough and he's right in there.
Gabe started fiddling lessons and is doing great! It takes so much practice just to learn how to hold the bow and violin correctly and his teacher is surprised at how naturally it is coming for him. She said she has kids who play for a year and still have trouble holding the bow correctly, and Gabe had it down in one week.
Luke is loving spring and being outside constantly. He wasn't too happy at mom because he left his bike jump behind the car and I ran over it. We were able to salvage half and he can still jump off it pretty well.
Maryn is reading a ton and is really enjoying Percy Jackson and the Olympians. She just started book III. She loves to help around the house and even changed Ian's poopy diaper for me today as I lazily laid in bed and read.
