We're half way through Spring Break, and I am already looking forward to summer. It has been such a nice few days of relaxation, cooking, baking, playing, cleaning, and it feels like I'm getting to know my kids all over again.
Kadee Joy goes back and forth between amazing mother hen instincts and little girl tantrums...which makes sense since she's in kindergarten. She is so funny. She loves to entertain us ALL THE TIME.
Andrew has been showing us a little bit of imaginary play, which is HUUUUUUGE for him. Yesterday he was playing Lucifer the Cat...Kadee Joy kept saying "Lucifer, come HERE!" and Andrew would crawl over to her on all fours. :) He has been a very good boy, except for the 10 minute tantrum he had when he couldn't express what he wanted. I decided to take that opportunity to give him a haircut. He HATES haircuts. Hates them with a passion. But, since he was already in a bad mood, I figured I might as well make the most of it. Some spots are missed, and some are shorter than they should be, but you try cutting the hair off a constantly spinning, thrashing object, and I doubt you'll do better. :)
Mister Jeffrey has been so fun over this break. He's taken to wearing hats, and if he's not wearing a hat, he's putting a hat on someone who doesn't have one. He also has developed an obsession with water bottles. I'll give him a tiny little bit in a water bottle, which he will then jump up and down about (spilling some of it) and then will drink the rest. He then asks for more wa-wa, and the cycle continues. He's been labeling EVERYTHING, and has figured out a complicated little toy phone that asks him to identify numbers, colors, and shapes, so that has been on pretty much all of break as well. He loves to watch me cook, which I've been doing a lot of, so Jeffy and Mommy have been getting a lot of bonding time.
Love INC has helped us to see that we really shouldn't be spending any money on entertainment or unnecessary travel, so we've mostly been at home. It's been wonderful. Chris has been getting some much needed downtime from two of his three jobs. He had a guys overnighter last night, so is a little tired today. I had a girls overnighter on Friday of last week which was extremely fun. The youth in our group are such awesome people.
We've been able to do some fun hanging out with family and friends as well. Mom was here last week, and while I'm sure it was not much of a vacation for her, she was so helpful in getting our house reorganized and cleaned up. It was nice to wake up on the first morning of Spring Break and not be overwhelmed by the sheer amount of housework needing to be done...because it already was. The kids of course loved having her here as well. Miss Thing and Mom got into it several times...I'm pretty sure it's because they're so much alike. Mom of course loves her grandboys, and was always up for snuggling, hugs, and kissies. She was able to fill in our clothes gap also, so we should be nicely decked out for Easter.
Settler's of Catan has been our primary activity whenever one or more additional adults happen to show up. I love that game. :)
Tomorrow night we have a Good Friday service, Saturday we have a big Eggstravaganza at our church, and then Sunday is the best day of the entire Holy Year, in my opinion. I remember three years ago when the Resurrection came early...What a wonderful reminder of the infinite power of God to heal, grow, and even resurrect.
