Catching up: Finishing Up Mid-Winter Break

The rest of the days we were too busy having fun to remember to take pictures.

On Thursday we met up with friends again- this time at the church, because the weather remembered that it was actually supposed to be winter and because John and some friends wanted to film some videos together. There were scooters, balls, toys, books, puzzles, snacks, and plenty of imagination. It was another great day with friends.

On Friday, we did all the homework we had been putting off the whole break. It was not fun. But once they finished, each kid got a brand new Lego set to build. And the satisfaction of not having to worry about it for the last two days of break.

We also hosted the young women from our ward for an activity. We watched CoCo, while drinking cocoa and eating coco puffs. Sweet movie, sweet treats, sweet girls.

On Saturday, we thought it would be a great treat to take the kids to a book store and let them pick out a new book to read. Turns out, our kids all prefer the library. They had the hardest time finding a book that they wanted to own, and that we wanted them to own, that they would read more than once, but would take more than 10 minutes, and was within their budget. Still, I think we had fun, even if it turned into a series of agonizing decisions. And both Rose and John found a new series that they each like. That night we watched Thor, and drank (root)beer in his honor.

Our last day of break was Sunday. After a relaxing morning and a nice day at church, we had "rice crispy treat wars." The teams were boys vs girls and they each came up with a unique rice crispy treat recipe. The boys was pina colada flavored, and the girls was fruity with frosting. We decided theirs would have won, if it had had a little less frosting. As it was, we called it a tie. Both recipes were tasty and will be added to our line up.

Overall, it was a great break with plenty of time to rest, relax, and reconnect with family and friends.