Spring Break 2012

We had a great time over spring break this year!  We spent a few days in Breckenridge having a blast.  We were really nervous about how Zac would do with five other people in the same room for sleeping, and vice versa.  Lucky for us everyone did a great job!  Zacky was a real trooper and the rest of us had a great time!  I only have pictures of the two main attractions: the gondola, and the mine.  

 This man makes a Snugli look GOOOOD!

Yes, they made EVERYONE wear a hard hat, including the sleeping baby...my arm hurt by the end of the tour!  The kids had a blast though!  Tori is convinced that she would have been a "Blast Monkey" back in the day.  She is the right age, but I don't think that would have happened.

 No gold found, but they had a great time anyway!

At the end of the week the three older kiddos got to go to Disney on Ice with their cousins!  They all dressed up and were so excited!

What better way to end a great spring break than with a lemonade stand?  I was really nervous to let them do it, but Daddy gave in.  I was so afraid that they would get everything ready and then get disappointed by people not stopping and abandon the effort.  Well, I was pleasantly surprised!  All three of them sat there working together for almost two hours.  No fits, no frustration, just sheer excitement and anticipation!

I sat behind them on the porch.  Far enough away that they could feel independent, but close enough to be there in case they needed help.  It was interesting to watch them all.  My favorite moment was when a couple of teenage boys walking down the street got about ten feet from them and said "You selling lemonade?"  The smirks on their faces told me that they were going to tease my babies, and mama bear was about ready to pounce.  I forced myself to sit and let it play out for a minute.  The boys then pulled out their wallets and gave the kids some money for their lemonade.  I almost cried.  I know that's silly, and I probably shouldn't admit it, but my babies are my world, and that day those boys made my babies happy. They had a blast, and made about $5 which was about $4.50 more than I expected!