Class Egg Hunts

This was my first year having everyone in preschool/school (which is amazing) but this has presented some challenges, like when you realize you are quadruple booked for egg hunts all at the same time!  

The week before Easter/spring break was filled with lots of classroom parties, hunts, special projects etc.  First up that week was Andrew and Kate's first class egg hunt! 

They were both super excited to go to their classmates house for the hunt. 

When it was snack time I laughed because Andrew made a beeline for the picnic blanket. Needless to say he loves to eat!

So stinking cute! 

Then their teachers did a little lesson. You may notice Andrew is not in this picture. That's because he was currently throwing a fit in my arms.  There is no nice way to say it- he and Kate were AWFUL this whole morning. Tantrums, screaming, crying. They were both exhausted and I was ready to lose it.  Not our best morning together. 

Ms. Tracy coaxed him in for a few minutes. 

Time for the egg hunt! At this age they just all put the eggs in the basket which I think is brilliant. 

Where is Kate? Oh this was her time to freak out!

She finally decided to come over and join us. 

Once the hunt was over everyone got their bucket that already had four eggs inside. Love the simplicity for this age group!

These two quickly learned that inside the eggs were treats

Time for another group photo. Kate's face sums up how most of this morning went for her and A. 

The next day was the last day of school before the break and everyone had special activities going on. I felt terrible that I missed James's but thankfully he understood.  

The 4 year old Easter egg hunt is always a big deal because it is one of the last preschool activities before the kids split and go to different schools for kindergarten. Very bittersweet! This lemonade stand was a big hit. 

Egg and spoon races 

Being with Harrison was so easy and a dream after the craziness of the day before with A and K. 

Blessing before snack 

Love this sweet group of kids!

The days A and K go to school meant they had another hunt on this same day.  My mom came and took them and apparently they were sweet little angels for their Nene.

The worst part about this day was that the eggs had chocolate so they came home covered in it!

Legoland

A couple of years ago my mom and I took the boys to Legoland. Literally from the time we walked out the door of the hotel they have talked about wanting to go back, this time with their daddy.  Legoland just happens to be less than an hour from where the conference was so we added it onto our trip.  What can I say, these boys are hard to turn down!  

When we got to the hotel the boys immediately did the treasure hunt in the room to find their "treasure" (snacks, little Lego set)

Of course they had to immediately build it. 

This hotel is a kid's dream. So much fun for them! 

I mean this was laying on their pillows!

Their corner had its own TV and the three Lego movies play non stop all day so their was always something to watch.

The next morning dawned bright and early.  Ryan and I both looked as awake as we felt. 

Surely it's acceptable to come downstairs to eat breakfast and build Legos in your pajamas, right? 

Time to hit the park! 

First up- the new Ninjago world 

One thing that I did not factor in was that it was spring break in Florida.  The hotel and park was crowded and lines were long. We definitely skipped over a lot.

Back home Nana had taken over and these two were having fun at the beach.

Lunch overlooking mini-land

That afternoon we headed back to the hotel for a quick rest and more swimming. 

The boys and Ryan went to the master builder workshop while I packed our stuff up. 

A little bit more building. 

One last ride on the disco elevator 

Time to go home!

So long Legoland!

Since we hadn't eaten enough ice cream on this trip we went to the airport and found...space ice cream.  One last treat to end our trip. 

Harrison was pretty impressed with this stuff. 

James had a ton of homework we had neglected to do while gone. Poor buddy, I felt bad on his behalf looking at that stack of worksheets. 

Ever the teacher I made sure H had some "homework" as well 

The conversation when leaving this time was James and Harrison discussing when Andrew and Kate got to go to Legoland. So it looks like I will probably be sucked into going to this place one more time.  Of course of all the hotels we have ever been to none of them fit a family of 6 so I'm not seeing any vacations with all of us in the near future but maybe one day. :)

When I tucked Harrison into bed the night we came back he said, "Mom I didn't want to leave."  I said, "buddy I know but maybe one day we will go back."  "But that's so far from now," he said and little tears welled up in his eyes.  I replied, "Well we have a lot of really fun things coming up to look forward to."  His response, "I just don't think anything could be as fun as this".  Pretty much the ultimate compliment from him- super fun trip together!