Spring Break - Part One

We stayed here for Spring Break. The girls wanted to do "fun things" and told me they had "big plans". We decided to make a Spring Break bucket list. We all sat down at breakfast one morning and came up with things that we wanted to do during Spring Break. All four participated and it was fun to see them get so excited about it and each one give their input. They also asked for certain meals, so I let them each pick a favorite and made a menu for the week. Just different for a change and it saved me from coming up with what I was going to cook each night. Here is the bucket list...and I think we ended up crossing off almost everything! It was a busy, but super fun week with the girls! Daddy even came home early from work every night just to have family time with them (he was pretty busy at this point with tax season).





We went to Wye Mtn. with my mom the first day the girls were out. The daffodils were pretty and the girls enjoyed running around. The weather was perfect as well.











Saturday was soccer as usual for Delaney and Isabelle. Madeline and Eleanor enjoy playing at their big sisters games. Not sure how much of the actual soccer games they watch, but oh well.






I also realized that Eleanor had gotten into my nail polish in between soccer games and decided to paint her own toenails. She's 2 going on 10!


After soccer I decided to lay out and the 3 big girls decided to wash the cars...or help Sloan wash the cars. Such a nice afternoon!







Sunday, after church, I took the two big girls to see Oz the Great and Powerful. It was a fun afternoon out with Delaney & Isabelle!











Spring Break Part 2 coming soon.....

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Valentine's Day

The annual Valentine's celebration with friends happened again this year. Us wives decided we needed to do something different and something we rarely get to do....so it was off to the horse races in Hot Springs and then dinner afterwards. Thankfully Sloan wasn't very busy yet with tax season and we were able to leave around lunch time to catch the afternoon races!




We had such a fun time watching the ponies! And deciding which ones to bet on. I don't think any of us won anything, but it was fun!









We love our friends (sad the Davis' had to miss) and are so thankful for them and the fun tradition that lives on every year of celebrating Valentine's Day together!

Love my man...and the way he loves me! So thankful for him!





On Valentine's day Delaney was at soccer practice (2nd year in a row) so we had to postpone the annual heart shaped pizzas and chocolate fondue to later that weekend. We had a great time cooking and then eating pizza and fondue. The girls look forward to it and ask us about it all year. So glad I carried on the heart shaped pizza tradition from when I was a kid and added the fondue! Fun family memories!










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