My spring break started on Friday, March 16th and goes until the 26th! The boys and I left our house to go to my mom's on Friday morning. We left Lee and Cali at home to sit on the couch and watch March Madness. The weather that we have been having has been absolutely beautiful! It has been a perfect spring break so far and we still have many more days!
When we got to my mom's on Friday we played outside the entire day (besides naptime.) They rode their bikes, played basketball, baseball, and frisbee golf, for hours while we were at Grandma's for 4 days. We also took many fun stroller/bike walks while we were there. Besides playing outside on Friday, we went over to see Katie and Mike's new house. The boys had fun playing with all of Taylor's toys and doing bubbles with Katie and Taylor outside. They have a great new house and it is a perfect place to bring home baby #2!
Riding behind Grandma's house on Friday.
Loving life on the bike.
Saturday morning, St. Patrick's Day, we woke up and got ready to take the kids to the Children's Museum. They have an absolute blast at this museum--it's awesome!
Tyler driving the ambulance and Brady calling to tell the hospital that they are on the way.
I love to watch them shop in the grocery store. It it so cute! Brady had a great time!
Brady and Grandma checking out and Tyler is ringing up all the groceries.
Brady might be a rough little boy and quite crazy, but like I've said before, he is a huge cuddler! He also loves to play with little baby stollers. And because we have no dolls or play bottles in our house, this was the first time I had seen him do anything like this. It was so cute!
Tyler's favorite part of the day, no surprise here, was playing doctor. Here he is showing me which bone I broke in my body. He had me lay on the table while he would go behind the glass window. He would push buttons and then say, "just a little bit longer. You're doing great!" He did such an awesome job at playing doctor! I was so proud!
Tyler gave me this cast to wear, since he told me that I had broken a bone.
They also really love the pizza place. Everything is just their height and they can play "grown-up!" It's so much fun to just sit back and watch them!
Drama Time! We played dress-up for a little bit.
Like I said before...We played a lot of basketball!
Sunday, morning, we went to church, which was an event in itself! Tyler behaved his usual self, which is awesome, because he usually does such a great job wherever we take him. Brady, however, was a terror! Scene after scene, he put on in that church service. And since I was in Iowa City, I would expect to not know anybody, however, we were sitting right next to Katie's in-laws and my mom's friend Patty and Wayne. Ugh! I was so embarrassed!
Tyler and Grandma dyed Easter eggs on Sunday. They also played outside a lot and I went shopping!!! It was great!
The blue one says 'Dad' on it and the pink one says 'Mom' on it. Thank you, Tyler and Grandma!
On Monday, we took the boys to pick out a new toy. We had a deal with Tyler, that if he stopped biting his nails and they got to the point where we would actually have to get the clippers to cut them, than he could pick out a new toy. So, since Tyler was getting a new toy, so was Brady! Tyler picked out a pretty cool toy that is kind of like a bow and arrow and also a $0.97 Spiderman yo-yo. Brady picked out a bubble machine, which is also pretty neat and pretty fitting since he loves bubbles. We did a couple more errands and then let them play at the play place in the mall for a bit before going back to Grandma's house. After their naps, we took them to a Raptor Center out on Coralville Lake. There were caged birds that have been rescued and most cannot fly anymore. Owls, Falcons, Eagles, etc. It was pretty neat and the boys really enjoyed it.
After the raptor center, we went back to my mom's to get cleaned up and then headed over to Katie and Mike's for dinner! Fun!
Grandma and the boys on the trail to go see the birds.
Tyler was deathly afraid at what had fallen from the trees. They were all over the gravel. At first he had a hard time walking on the gravel, because he didn't want to step on any of them. I picked one up to show him that they weren't an animal or bug and they couldn't hurt him. He felt more comfortble walking after that. This kid could never survive in nature! :)
The boys and I enjoying our nature walk.
This was my favorite owl. It would talk to us and would also close it's eyes a lot. It is a beautiful bird!
The bald eagle.
Tyler's wingspan.
Brady's wingspan.
Myself and Brady.
Tyler and Brady running back to the car.
This morning I got the van all packed up and we headed home--Grandma had to go back to work. It was a great 4 days with Grandma. Thanks mom, for playing endlessly with the boys. Thanks for making meals, doing their bath, putting Tyler to bed, and just giving me a little breather! Both boys love all the attention they receive from you--and Brady loves your chocolate! :) I'm sure both of them are missing you right now!
