Peaceful-Present-Productive

What a low-key and wonderful Spring Break we have had! We've spent a lot of family time together, Ava's been hanging out with friends/boyfriend, and there's been enough time to be both productive AND peaceful. The weather was a little iffy at the beginning of the week (so much snow), but now the sun is out and the sidewalks are clear again so Pria and I can go on walks together.

While Pria was getting groomed on Wednesday morning, the kids and I went out for breakfast and Ava got the biggest bagel breakfast sandwich you could imagine! It took her at least 3 different meals to eat the whole thing! G and I managed to finish our (much smaller) meals in one sitting. :)

G and I had a blast seeing the new Ghostbusters movie on Tuesday afternoon, and then we got him the fastest haircut ever (we left the movie theater to head to the salon at 3:02pm, and we were done with the haircut and heading home by 3:16pm!) Plus, on Thursday, my parents and I managed to check off an errand on to-do list that had been there for a year. A year!! When I say it was a productive week, I wasn't kidding. And G even had his first meal at Taco Bell...and he loved it!

G and I built this walking robot...fun!

G also added on to his LEGO Minecraft village. He doesn't have the actual sets, so he built them all out of his existing pieces, following the instructions online.

We watched a lot of movies this week...and ate a lot of popcorn! It's truly been a great week off. I didn't check in with work, at all, and I'm feeling refreshed and re-centered, ready to tackle it all in a few days.

We're going to end this weekend with an Easter dinner at our house, and a surprise scavenger hunt for the kids (it's a surprise...shhh, don't tell!) with a really nice gift at the end!

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