Spring Break

All of Benny's family came out to visit for Spring Break. First his parents arrived and the kids enjoyed some quality time with them.

Then Alison, Shary, Sienna, and Sydney arrived! The first day we all had together we did a walk around CW and had lunch at the Cheese Shop.

Then we hung out at the house for a bit, did a boat ride, and went to our neighborhood restaurant for dinner.

The next day we all went to Busch Gardens. Katie and mom rallied to get a bunch of guest tickets we could use which was incredible. This is what the girls were looking forward to the most! Everyone had a great time and we spent more time there than I think I ever have in a day.

The grandparents were great sports hanging with the little kids while the big girls did as many roller coasters as they could. 

One day we went to Jamestown Settlement, the weather was perfect.

The grandparents brought a couple extra cascarones from Texas.

The girls played lots of dress up and made shows for everyone.

Our last day we stayed close to home and hung at the beach for a bit. Everyone had super early flights the next morning.

It was a wonderful week full of fun new memories! We love these people and wish they were closer!

Easter

Easter morning the kids were excited to see their baskets. They had just enough time to look through them before we headed to church.

After church we hid a couple Easter eggs in the backyard since we missed the neighborhood egg hunt this year. They had so much fun they wanted us to re-hide them a second time. 

Going through all their loot.

Next we decided to experiment with a new way to dye easter eggs using shaving cream and food coloring. I will say it was a lot more involvement and more fun for the kids than the typical method. I think we will probably do this again next time!

That evening Benny's parents arrived to spend Spring Break with us. We had a dinner of ribs and mashed potatoes. Then we called it an early night as everyone was tired and needed rest for the week ahead!