Spring break started off with a bang with Easter festivities, but I guess I need to rewind about a week before that since I've been a little slow with the updates. I've been back to work for two weeks now. It has mostly been hard adjusting to the struggles of very little time in the evening to get everything done. I've been skipping out of work as quickly as I can and I usually can pick up Vincent before 3. I've also been accomplishing a lot at school, instead of wasting away my planning period, so I haven't had to bring home any school work! That is one of the great benefits of teaching at an alternative school with 1/2 the number of students as a regular teacher. I have 1/2 the number of papers to grade! So my transition back to work went very smoothly. Although Vincent still is refusing the bottle, he has done well. Miss Aquilla says he doesn't fuss over it, he just chews on it. She says he treats the bottle like he should a teething ring. But he is eating baby food very well and doesn't appear to be wasting away, so I guess he's fine.
Zachary had a fun school project called the "wearable planet". He got to dress as Mars, complete with two moons made of half Easter eggs. It worked out well, because we actually found out that Mar's moons are not round, but more oval shaped. He enjoyed that activity a lot and came home full of fun planet facts.
Vincent is officially a sitter-upper. He sits up very well now, which makes it easier to put him down with toys and let him play on his own. He is very content with that most of the time.
Saturday was the first day of spring break. In the morning, Kyle took Zach and Isa to get haircuts, while I took my friend Jen's children to the papa john 10 miler to watch her finish. It was nice and sunny when I picked up Jen's girls to go to the race. I had Vincent with me and intended on putting him in his baby carrier. But when we got there it started pouring, so I had to leave him in the car seat (which weighs about 40 lbs!) and attempt to run into the stadium to get out of the rain. When we finally got to the endzone, where the runners finish, I unsuccessfully attempted to avoid a whas 11 camera crew that we had to walk in front of. The reporter grabbed us and Chloe, Abby, Vincent and I got a short interview about the run. We met Kyle and the kids at the SSM Easter Egg hunt. Zachary came running out to us shouting "We saw you on the news!". It was so funny, they had seen the coverage at the barber shop.
The SSM Easter egg hunt was fun! Isabella didn't find as many eggs as she liked but they got to pet a real bunny. On easter they got nice baskets full of toy treats and candy, then we went to Pop's house for Easter lunch and egg hunting. We finished the day with Isabella's prize from her chores drawing...popcorn and a movie...so we rented the Princess and the Frog. Zachary's prize was Saturday's dinner..which he got to choose, so instead of jambalaya (which we had originally planned) he picked hot dog for him and baked potato for Isabella. He knows how to please!
On Monday we went to the Indiana Yochums and had lunch with a really cute Easter basket Cake that Great Grandma had made. The kids gave us adorable hand painted easter presents.
The rest of the week we have lots planned, so I'll try to update at the end of the week!
More Easter Pictures:
Easter Facepainting
Zachary decorating eggs
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