Spring Break Wrap-up

We had so much fun during spring break that it took me a whole week to recover and get to this post!

We had something fun to do every day, but where never in a rush.

One day we went swimming with my brothers wife and kids.

 Keith took Thursday and Friday off.

We went to the zoo.

 Taking a break in the shade by the rose garden.

 All set to ride!

 Camille clearly wasn't a fan.  Maybe because that lion was growling at her giraffe?!  :)

 That night the boys had a campout in the backyard.  We read several chapters from our Boxcar Children book and then sang some songs and waited for the boys to fall asleep.  Then we took them to their real beds in the house.

 On Friday we walked over to Keith's parent's house.  Across the street from them, a wounded vet was getting a new house.  It was a pretty big deal.  There's an organization that selects wounded warriors and buys a house for them and remodels it to fit their needs.  This house was completely remodeled and will be VERY comfy for him.

As we were waiting for the Veteran to arrive, Brett kept busy for a while playing with Grandma's watch.  I thought this was so cute.

 After listening to a few speeches we walked back home to get ready to go canoeing at the lake with my dad, "Grandpa Guy".

We even took Camille with us (since we couldn't find a babysitter) and she did super well!

A beautiful bunch of clouds came along and blocked the hot sun from us as soon as we got on the lake.  We couldn't have asked for better weather.

We had fun paddling along the perimeter of the lake checking out caves in the cliffs and watching cliff jumpers.

While we were out we received a text from Keith's sister saying that President Obama had just showed up at the wounded vets house!  We had heard rumors that he might be coming, but really doubted it.  After our canoe trip we stopped by Keith's parent's house again to hear all about how they got to meet the President.  Our cute little 6 year old niece was telling us all about it and said, "it was the best day of my life!"  Grant heard her and came over and said, "Well, I got to see Grandpa Guy!"  Hahaha!

 Grant and Brett had their last soccer game of the season on Saturday.

Brett played almost the whole game and had a smile on his face constantly, even when he fell and ate some dirt!  We were so proud of him.  After the game he kept telling everyone, "And I didn't even cry!"  He was thrilled to also get a trophy of his very own.

This was probably our best spring break yet.  I'd love to have had another week or two added to this one.  Only 9 weeks left though and school will be out for the summer!