That evening we took them out to a local park to play and feed the ducks. The ducks weren't hungry, they were fat. But there was this nice nutria rat that WAS hungry, and friendly. The kids sat patiently as he made his way up & Daddy fed it from his hand. Chris took Lyla to swing. If I have never told you, she adores the swings. The higher the better. She will giggle until she can't breathe and she will do it for however long you leave her on the swing!
The next day we took the kids to one of those indoor bouncy house places, you know the kind that make you realize you're older than dirt & have NO business jumping. Period. Ever. We ate pizza & soda (my kids never get soda). They had a TON of fun even the baby really enjoyed herself.
When we first decided to do the "staycation" we asked the kids what they wanted & Tucker immediately chimed in he wanted to do Halloween, which I was a little impressed with I must admit. But when I asked out of EVERY holiday they would pick Halloween they promptly changed their mind to Christmas! So the next morning we set up a borrowed Christmas tree & wrapped up a bunch of presents (courtesy of the jumbo $.99 store). The kids really liked that one!
We also took another trip out to the zoo. Let me just say, we were NOT the only ones who though it was a great idea to go to the zoo, during spring break, when the weather was FABULOUS! But again, the kids had lot of fun!
The next day we took the kids to a local "farm" petting zoo place. They fed all the animals & the girls rode the pony. For some reason Tuck was too afraid to ride the pony but he was the only one the baby deer would come up to! After feeding the animals we all rode the train around the park. Then the kids wanted to play & come down the giant slide. For some reason Everly decided to come down it FACE first. By the time I realized she came down head first it was too late to put down the camera & stop her. She ended up with rug burn on her face! There is a little fabric liner & over it is usually mulch I assume, but that day there was no mulch between her poor little face & the liner. She cried, I giggled. I only giggled because that is SOOO like her. She has no fear & always seems to get hurt in the most random ways, like using her face as a stopper when she comes flying out of a 15 foot slide. The photo below was about 1/2 second before previously described face to ground impact!
