scenes from spring break 2012...

this spring break is not going how i expected.

i thought we'd adventure and be outside in the sunshine.

i thought we'd meet up with friends.

i thought we'd be at the beach and the park and under the big big sky.

but.

we were all sick (in different stages)

so we stayed in.

we snuggled.

we swam in "guys"

when it wasn't raining, 

we did tons of water coloring.

we antibacterialized.

we did sneak out for a little ocean breeze for a few hours one day.

but then, after ice-cream , i'm telling you, those kids begged to go home to play with LEGOS!

so strange!

they were just homebodies this week!

this week, that happened to be MY birthday week...

i did get some pretty flowers from my cute husband.

 and since it was my birthday, i splurged on some shoes for ella that i normally would have had to bribe her to pick.

and also, since it was my birthday they really tried to be good (yesssss)

we made a new sign.
(kay, i made it. and let them look at it. nice of me, huh?)

we sang in the car with sonic limeades.
(beat it! beat it! beat it! beat it!)

 i got them to come to the beach ONE TIME in-between coughing and thunderstorms.

and we collected sticks, there, to make these kites

from part of a quilt topper i found for a steal a few weeks ago.

 and then tonight reedo and i got out for "the hunger games" and some wahoos.

 so, this week was not what i expected, but still, pretty darn good...