Nearest and Dearest: Spring Break 2009

I thought this year that it would be a good idea to work through Spring Break and take vacation later this summer. In some ways, it was a great decision. It was cool and rainy this week even at the beach which is the only place I ever want to go on spring break. I was able to save some time for later this summer when the girls and I go to Pennsylvania to see my mom and then in September when we head to Disney with Bud's parents and the great-grandparents. In other ways, it was a crazy decision because the older girls went to soccer camp in one place and Maddie went to the babysitters (she wasn't old enough for all day soccer camp) and I was busy trying to coordinate drop-offs and pick-ups all week. Huge thank you's to the people who helped me out this week!!

The older girls were convinced I was trying to kill them since soccer camp started on a day when it was 35 degrees out and my girls are now fun-loving Southerners who think anything below 60 is cold (and I would have to agree with them!). They went out there armed with their hats and gloves, winter coats, sweatpants and insulated underwear. They had a good time though and learned a few tricks that should come in handy when they start back at Y soccer this coming week.

In the evenings we went to the movies, rollerskating with friends and then on Friday headed to Gatlinburg to Wilderness of the Smokies. They have an indoor waterpark on site and the girls spent Saturday from 10:30 in the morning until 6:00 in the evening in the water. Bud and I had a great time watching them and even rode some slides with them. I will always be traumatized by the slide that drops you almost straight down and then dumps you into a big circular thing that reminds you of being flushed down a toilet. The girls thought it was hilarious that I could hardly speak when I got off of it. Bud did some bodyboarding and did us proud. We tried to get him to stand up and skimboard but he wouldn't!! We had an incredible time and look forward to going again.