Spring Break Day 5

Our last spring break day activity was a bust.

It was meant to be our big day on the dairy farm.

There was a full two hour tour, cow milking, corn maze, animal petting - the works. We even met his favorite friends there. Unfortunately, after the long drive out there first thing in the morning, we soon realized it was much too cold and we were far under-coated to enjoy any of the outside activities. in fact, Dakota decided from the moment he stepped out the car that he would not attempt to enjoy this day even with borrowed jackets. We went into the barn and pet a baby cow. Dakota cried while his buddies ran around and 15 minutes later I piled them back into the car for the long ride back. We did agree to try again in the summer so hopefully it will all be happier then....The next day we hosted a family ice cream social with every topping you could devour.
I didnt manage to get any pictures of that so maybe this will help you imagine..
Since then, the last three weeks or so have been spent with wild bouts of sickness.
(thus the great delay in catching up on these posts).
If that was the price for one week of kiddy spring break then it was surely not worth it.
However, I prefer to think that at least we got a few things done just in the 'nick of time.

Spring Break Day 3-4

So for Wednesday and Thursday I signed up Dakota for "mini camp" and the local MVP sportsplex. He was able to spend several hours each day swimming, playing tennis, doing crafts and eating with little buddies. He said he liked it enough but would rather do something else next time. Oh well, we gave it a go. I on the other hand enjoyed the few hours of girl time with Lilly which we used to go shopping of course.

Spring Break Day 2

I had originally planned to sign up Dakota for a "Bug Clinic" and Frederick Meijer Gardens while Lilly and I played in the butterfly room but unfortunately I was too late and it was full :(
So as a last minute substitute activity I heard from a friend I could take a free intro class at Gymboree. Dakota did a little sport class with his two buddies, Rand & Norah while Lilly & I took a family class with our friends Carrie and little Hazel. Now if I could only get my house clean...

Spring Break Day 1

This week is spring break and we have planned a fun little activity each day for the kids.
Today was a kids greenhouse tour at Koetsiers where they got to see and learn how a plant nursery works. Dakota was even able to plant his own watermelon seed. It was a good little outing for a very cold and rainy day. (even if we did have to skip the outdoor bumble bee trailor ride)

My trip to see Sasha, Arizona & the Grand Canyon