Sometimes it's okay if fantasies fizzle...

Have you ever been on a vacation where someone planned the entire itinerary, and you just got to go along for the ride? You either love them or you hate them, usually. I happen to love them. I love for someone to research for me all of the coolest things in a new town and surprise me with one thing after another... That's the root of it all - surprises. Well, I had it in my mind that this spring break- our "staycation" - was going to be one of those vacations. 


I usually feel like the vacations with no plans end up with alot of fast food, last minute restaurant toss-ups, and wasted daytime trying to make a shot-in-the-dark decision of what to do. This is what I was aiming away from this week. After all, I wanted this to be a vacation. 


Today gets a 6 out of 10 on the scale for me. It started out strong, but fizzled out at lunchtime. and that's okay. I think I'm reorganizing my goals and just going out for a solid good week. No more staycation fantasies for this pregnant mama...


So we started out in our usual fashion - Krispy Kreme!

 Beckham thinks you need one too...

 JB snagged a hat for the car ride home... Beckham did too, but he enjoyed ripping his into confetti.

 After breakfast, we went to the library for a refill on books, and headed home. I cleaned out the garage while the kids played in the yard. I was thinking that I was going to do one thing productive and let the kids run out some energy outside while it was not raining. I was expecting a monsoon after lunch... which never happened. So my garage project lasted longer than I planned, and I was extremely worn out before lunch. 

 The kids played kick ball in the cul-de-sac today. Jane Bradley decided to make her own solo t-ball game. She would hit the ball and run around the bases that she drew with sidewalk chalk. Then she would do it again and again... Then she got bored.

After baths, this guy decided pj's are not for him. However, rain boots are perfect. He begged "I need boots!!!" until I got them down for him. He wore them the majority of the night.

 Who cares if you have mac and cheese on your face when you have eyes like these? 

 Finished the night with a mostly-friendly puzzle (until Beckham became counter-productive and took all of JB's pieces out - fight ensued shortly thereafter...).

The day was pleasant, and I think had I not been so exhausted so early, I would have rated it higher. Still, I am super thankful that we were healthy and not camped out on the sick-couch!