Our house is a mess. A disaster.
You know how it is, a little time away from home means major catch up cleaning and laundry when you get home.
(Five loads... in case you were wandering.)
We went to Ohio last week and spent the Easter weekend with my family. And we took Marissa back to spend a few days with my parents before she heads back to BYU-Idaho. (This is going to take some getting used to.)
Here are some of the highlights...
Unlimited attention from Uncle Ben and his guitar.
Alli and Ruby are excellent car-travelers. Seriously.
Even Andy got a little break with his girls. Relaxing. Fishing. Hiking. Egg hunting.
We went fishing with the cousins at Little Turtle Pond... free fishing derby for kids! Hot dogs were $1 and parking was free! Dan's kids actually caught fish... with a little help. Everyone else had fun doing other things.
Grandma and Grandpa had Easter baskets for all of the kids. Ruby lined all of her treats up to count them.
Alli and Ruby were so excited for the big Easter egg hunt on Saturday. Hundreds of treat-filled eggs were hidden in the back yard. All the cousins were gathered while the adults hid the eggs. Kids were released into the egg-strewn yard by age. The youngest kids went first. They savored each find, shaking the egg and holding it up proudly while parents tried to hurry them on before the older kids were sent on the hunt.
Afterwards, everyone gathered in the living room to survey the loot. Eggs and candy everywhere.
We went to a vegan restaurant in Akron. Delicious! Perhaps some of that wholesome-healthiness counteracted the candy overload. Perhaps.
Finally, a sad goodbye to Marissa. We miss you already!
Check out the Mars website for more Easter fun!
We can't wait to visit Ohio again!
(The trip was totally worth the cleaning/laundry frenzy.)
You know how it is, a little time away from home means major catch up cleaning and laundry when you get home.
(Five loads... in case you were wandering.)
We went to Ohio last week and spent the Easter weekend with my family. And we took Marissa back to spend a few days with my parents before she heads back to BYU-Idaho. (This is going to take some getting used to.)
Here are some of the highlights...
Unlimited attention from Uncle Ben and his guitar.
Alli and Ruby are excellent car-travelers. Seriously.
Even Andy got a little break with his girls. Relaxing. Fishing. Hiking. Egg hunting.
We went fishing with the cousins at Little Turtle Pond... free fishing derby for kids! Hot dogs were $1 and parking was free! Dan's kids actually caught fish... with a little help. Everyone else had fun doing other things.
Grandma and Grandpa had Easter baskets for all of the kids. Ruby lined all of her treats up to count them.
Alli and Ruby were so excited for the big Easter egg hunt on Saturday. Hundreds of treat-filled eggs were hidden in the back yard. All the cousins were gathered while the adults hid the eggs. Kids were released into the egg-strewn yard by age. The youngest kids went first. They savored each find, shaking the egg and holding it up proudly while parents tried to hurry them on before the older kids were sent on the hunt.
Afterwards, everyone gathered in the living room to survey the loot. Eggs and candy everywhere.
We went to a vegan restaurant in Akron. Delicious! Perhaps some of that wholesome-healthiness counteracted the candy overload. Perhaps.
Finally, a sad goodbye to Marissa. We miss you already!
Check out the Mars website for more Easter fun!
We can't wait to visit Ohio again!
(The trip was totally worth the cleaning/laundry frenzy.)
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