SPRING BREAK!

Spring break has come and gone - no crazy parties in Panama City Beach or Hawaii for us this year, just hanging out at home (VERY BORING.) But still fun - we had a lot of times with friends and family, for sure, to offset the time spent by the children playing Minecraft, and talking to me about playing Minecraft.

Monday afternoon we did our annual pilgrimage to see the Easter bunny and eat a delicious lunch with Mimi.

How are these children so giant? They still believe in the Easter bunny, but aren't scared of him anymore, which is a pity. I miss the old days of weeping in his lap, because I am the meanest mommy.

Ellie looks especially sporty in the picture (even sportier than her brother sporting his muscle tee and farmer tan) because every morning of the break from 9-12 she was in a basketball camp at a nearby school. She'd expressed her interest in trying basketball a few weeks ago and then a sign up email came through and I thought that was pretty perfect.

The coaches were REALLY positive, the other kids were nice, and she had a great five days. She says she likes it better than soccer because there's less running. I liked it because it involved less sitting around soccer practices for a kid who can't be bothered to put in any effort on game day. Kids sportsball, sometimes a bit of a circus.

It was nice when things ended at noon because then we got to go and have lunch with various friends and fart around through most afternoons. One day Grizz warmed up the spa so the kids could splash around, they got to play weekday video games with their dad, and we had sleep overs with various friends, because small children love sleeping in different places so they can be extra tired.

Meanwhile, we ALL had a sleep over at Mimi and Poppy's house on Saturday night. Tim and I had a play in Los Angeles on Saturday night and it seemed to make the most sense that we could sleep there, get up and search for Easter eggs and roll right into brunch in our bath robes.

The kids actually stayed in their jammies all day, as one sometimes does on a holiday. We went over to Gigi and Grizz's for dinner, but beforehand they busted out the new stomp rocket they'd purchased to ensure that someone gets blinded in the street (just kidding, no injuries occurred.) The kids had a great time fighting over whose turn it was to do the stomping, and yelling at Tim and I to jump on it with both feet.

Earlier in the week they also decorated Easter eggs with Yogi Bear, craft assistant, and his enormous tail.

Grizz grilled swordfish for dinner on Easter Sunday, and was ready to go to battle with the kids over eating what was served. The funniest part was that they both were willing to eat the fish, but only if they could dip a beautiful piece of grilled fish in a glorp of ketchup, Grizz's least favorite condiment. But what can you do, right?

Meanwhile, this was my outfit for dinner. Sometimes, you have to be the grandest lady in the Easter parade.