Spring Break 2011

We spend almost every spring break in Arkansas.  It's paradise for children and dogs...with woods, and creeks and ponds...tire swings, wooden swings in a tree, lightning bugs and fishing.  It is so peaceful and quiet there.  It is one of our favorite places to relax.  We love getting to spend the week with Mark's parents.  This year we had the added bonus of my parents coming out for the weekend also.  It was a great time of much needed relaxation and family togetherness.

So, here's how we spent our spring break:

We went fishing...Aidan caught around 20 fish on this trip.  I think he had the most out of everyone.

We went hiking and shot guns in true Arkansas style...well some of us did.

We did not wear a watch the whole week...and never knew what time it was.

We saw a sign on someone's property in which they had spelled "notice" like this:

We played with our blue eyed super dog.

We did not put our kids to bed by 8:00.

We did go out to eat at Pier 27 with the whole family.  Aidan declared it the best catfish ever.

We never got tired of this view:

We laughed at how the kids thought riding in the back of a pick up truck was the best treat ever...when I was a kid, that's just how we all went places.

We spent lots of time with grandparents.

We played on the swings...A LOT!

We went to visit the home of Aidan and Ella's great-great-great grandmother:

We pushed each other in carts...again, only some of us did this:

We acted silly when we were supposed to be posing for pictures:

We raced the dog and each other around the house:

We rang this bell...the kids can't resist ringing this bell:

We did whatever this is:

We rode on the tractor...(and Aidan even drove it!).

We played in creeks and on bridges:

We had picnics in the woods:

We had a great spring break.  It was over too soon.  The night before we had to leave, Aidan cried because he didn't want to go home and neither did his dog!  We are hoping to go back soon before it gets too hot.  I hope everyone got to relax and have fun over spring break!