Spring break 2013

The girls have a full 2 weeks off from school and we had a fun filled break. We started off our break with a blizzard, no electricity,  the stomach bug and a trip to the E. R. for Emmett. Needless to say it was an adventure.  There was a huge storm up North so our trip was postponed for a day and we made our way up there in Doug's truck.  We got stuck right but thankfully it was right by the cabin.

We went up to the cabin with 4 families including our friends that we vacationed with last spring break, the Johnson's. It is was a gorgeous cabin....



It is perfect to go play in the snow and then come get warm inside...

Don't the girls look so adorable and grown up?

The best part of vacationing with friends is the games!!! I love playing games

 Little Ray of Sunshine...precious boy....

This is the only picture I have of Grant...he only went out in the snow once when I made him...and then I didn't even get a good picture. 

Lots of fresh snow...like 3 feet of it!

Another great feature of this cabin is the jaccuzi! Get cold and then get warmed up...

 The boys get their birthday on spring break...lucky guys! We made a cake and are throwing a party tomorrow...

The second night there I set Emmett down on the floor for just a second and Olivia tried to roll him over and tweaked his arm. He was in so much pain!!! Crying and not able to be consoled. So at 10:30 that night we made the trek to the Payson hospital 1 hour away with icy road and low visibility. I weeped and prayed the whole drive. Once we got to the E. R. all the crazies were out and our experience there was quite hilarious. The dr came him and listened to our story briefly and then felt his arm and pop! Put his elbow back in his socket...the crying stopped and he reached for a toy. It's called nurse maids elbows and happens alot. We were so relieved it wasn't something more serious. And so happy Emmett was back to himself.

As we were packing up to go my friends twins were complaining of their tummies hurting, not 5 minutes later driving down the road did they start to throw up. And about 1 hour later our Audree polietly lost her lunch in a cup and it was all down hill from there. All 5 of my friends kids had the bug and everyone but Olivia and Emmett got it at our house. I HATE the tummy bug, give me colds, fevers, ear infections, but the bug...its the worst. Thankfully it didn't last too long but it sure started our break off on a sour note.

Here are some cell phone pics from the rest of our spring break adventures... We had advetures at kids club with our cousins, we had swim parties, went to Rawhide and danced to a live band during dinner, and drove to Tucson to go to the Reid Park Zoo. So fun! We went to the library, got snow cones and slushies, cut the boys hair,  watched movies and went to the theaters and saw the Croods. We also had a great time at the Easter pageant even though my eyes and throat swelled up because of allergies. The girls LOVED talking and hugging all the cast members.