Spring Break 2010

What a week!  We spent last weekend with Granny and Papa, and we all met the rest of Granny's family half-way to celebrate Papaw's 82nd birthday!  It was a short trip, but good to visit with that side of the family.

After lunch we went to see Jenni and her family while we were in town.  She had just hosted a slumber party for her girls and then we came!  Thanks, Jen, for your hospitality!  It was great to see them!

Then it was home for school on Monday.  Yes, the decision-makers last year planned a snow-make up day for the Monday of Spring Break.  Evidently they had not used one in a decade and never intended on needing it.  Well, this year we did!  Hopefully that won't happen next year!  ;)  Then it was off to see Meme and Granddad and the rest of SweetHeart's family.  We had a great time, and totally enjoyed the warm sunshine.  I had not really had spring fever until now, but I'm ready for it!  The trees were budding and flowers blooming...and my alergies kicked up! (Not ready for that part of spring!)  Anyway, here are some of the highlights.  Two afternoons we went to have coffee with Mamaw.  It was good to see her.  We met the brothers and their families at the pizza shop for supper.  We had cousin fruit basket turn over.  My kids went to stay the night with them.  One cousin stayed with us.  They had a blast!  SweetBoy enjoyed going to work with Granddad and helped fix a computer or two.

We went fishing with Uncle K and some cousins.  It started out chilly, but warmed up when the sun came out.

SweetDoll caught a fish!

So did SweetBoy!

The next day one of Aunt M's friends was hosting an Easter party and they let us tag along.  The kids had so much fun!  They had a jump house, crafts (including dying Easter eggs--Wow! they were brave!), egg hunt, food, and just plain playing around. 

Then there is our big news of the week...the kids have been wanting a new dog.  OK, I have been too.  I'm ready for all the good, fun parts of having a dog, but not the not-so-fun parts.  Anyway, we had put them off to wait until it was warm outside.  We were looking for a Rat terrier just because that is what we have had before and we like their temperament.  They are not super popular and you don't find them in the paper that often, so we had been keeping an eye out for one because, you know, it is getting warmer now.  While we were visiting hometown, SweetHeart dropped by the vet just to see if maybe there were some posted.  There was one female rat terrier for FREE!  Right dog, right price--yea!  So we called about her and picked her up on our way home!  Let me introduce you to Lucy, our new puppy!

The kids are loving her!  They overwhelm her sometimes!

She will be 8 weeks old next Tuesday.

I'm so glad we waited until it was warm outside!  This is what we came home to...

Thankfully, the kids are still enamored enough to go out with her.  And by Monday, when they are back in school, it will be warm again!  At least until it snows again on Wednesday!  Ugh, hurry up spring!