Spring Break

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 Steven returned home from Europe last Friday with a beret for me, chocolate for everyone, and jet lag for himself. It is wonderful to be a complete family again, and on Saturday we celebrated by having another Family Fun Day by going to a park none of us had been to before. This park did not have a playground, so at first the kids were bored, but eventually we all managed to find some fun things to do there.

... like climbing trees, 


...exploring an old fallen log, 


... and boulder hopping.

 This week the kids are on Spring Break, while Steven returned to school. I've been struggling to keep the kids entertained, but we have had some fun. 
 On Monday we went to the library so we'd have plenty of books and movies for the week.
 On Tuesday, Hannah had a youth temple trip in the morning, John spent most of the day reading, and the younger boys spent the day cleaning their bedroom.
(One of the kids took this picture)
 On Wednesday, the kids got out the Legos and spent much of the day playing with them. We also took a walk up to the elementary school and the kids played on the playground and field there for a while before they got tired and we walked back.
 Today we went to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. A friend gave me five ticket vouchers she had and didn't think she would use, so we went. It was crowded and we had to park about a mile away from the museum. I let the kids select which exhibits they wanted to see (thinking we wouldn't have time or energy to see everything, and wanting to make sure we would definitely see the exhibits we most wanted to explore.) We saw several exhibits including space odyssey, gems and minerals, Egyptian mummies, North American Indian cultures, a prehistoric journey, and the Discovery Zone. After we were all exhausted we trudged back to our car, stopping briefly to play at a park along the way.



We've been having a lot of fun. I just wish that Steven's break had coincided with the kids' so we could all have gone together.

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