Most of you have seen our Spring Break pictures in the Kodak slide show I sent out. Therefore, I only have a few pictures displayed here. I must say, we had the best Spring Break. It was fast and furious, but full of memorable events. We traveled the northern route on our way to Tennessee, crossing Kansas, Missouri, part of Illinois, Kentucky, and finally reaching Tennessee the night before Easter. The Kids woke up at Pops and Mia's to a chilly Easter morning. They were happy to see the Easter Bunny knew where they were.
After enjoying a wonderful Easter service at church, we had a sweet family dedication for Rebekah, followed by a fun Easter egg hunt for the older children. The week following Easter contained a plethora of activities; Battle at Chickamauga for the boys, the Princess Parlor for the girls, a trip to Grandpa's lake house in Georgia, and to top it off, Uncle Cam and Aunt Holly's wedding. The wedding weekend was wonderful but exhausting.
Trying to keep Brigham contained in a tuxedo was the thorn in Jon's flesh and nursing in a formal dress was mine. But, it was worth it to be a part of such a sweet family celebration. Holly was a beautiful bride and Uncle Cam was his fun, loving self. We also discovered that weekend that Susanna is not the only one in the family with a song in her heart. Brigham displayed his dance moves on the reception dance floor with vigor!! On our return journey, we passed through Arkansas, Oklahoma,and the southern base of Kansas. We had a memorable night stay in Oklahoma City. At 3 am the front desk called our room and told us, along with the entire hotel,
to gather in the lobby restrooms because a tornado was passing through the area. We picked up the sleeping children and made our way to the lobby. Wes was the only one who was awake and was a bit concerned. But, it passed and we went back to our rooms for some more sleep. Before getting home, we spent a few hours in Dodge City, Kansas and went through the cowboy/old west museum there. It was very interesting and the kids loved it! Susanna finally got a pink cowgirl gun to defend herself from her two brothers. By the time we arrived home, we were spent, but in a good way. Now, it is time to start saving for our trip East at Christmas. By then, hopefully we will have rested up from our Spring Break!!
Our firstborn turned 8 years old on May 15, 2008. However, we held a Prince Caspian Movie Premier Birthday Party for him and his friends on May 18, 2008. Jon and Wes met his friends at the movie theater at 3:00 pm to see the matinee for Narnia: Prince Caspian. Wes had been anxiously awaiting the release of this film. Since it opened on the Friday after his birthday, we decided to make a party of it.
The day before the party, Jon and Wes spent the day bike shopping. At the end of the day, they settled on a bike and we hit the Santa Fe Trail to test it out and to give Susanna and Brigham a chance to get their bikes out too. It has been a cool spring but that day was very nice!
