Spring???

After the first of May, the weather finally turned and it really started feeling like spring.  To celebrate the kids and I went on a drive through town for no other purpose than to just explore.  We got lost a couple of times, but were quickly found thanks to GPS.  We were on the hunt for a new and exciting park, but initially our hunger got the best of us and we ended up stopping at a Mickey Dees first.

With full bellies, we were back out and even more determined to find a cool park.  It didn't take long and we hit the park jackpot.  We found what seriously was the coolest park we had (at that point) been to.  The whole thing was themed after the Wizard of Oz, complete with a tornado that functions as a sprinkler in the summer.

 

The kids played for a couple of hours and then we took a walk around the pond and checked out the skate park area. It felt so good just to be outside enjoying the fresh air!  This was our first of many adventures in the month of May.  Stay tuned if you want to see the park that topped even this one!

Catching Up (Again!)

Okay, so this time it is most definitely not my fault.  I am behind, yet again, but it has been out of  my control.  We are really happy with everything at the RV park we are staying at except the fact that we have no cell service and the internet is totally unreliable.  We are in the mountains so neither of these come as a huge shock, but still rather inconvenient for long time living.  When the computer is up, most of my time is spent updating family via e-mail and working on school.  Now that I have a few minutes though, I will be updating to reflect what we've been up to for the last several weeks!

Blackout

They are putting in a new electrical box in the RV park, so we have had no internet for the last two days.  We have been busy though.  Yesterday we put in a full day of school and then went to the rec center to swim.  It was really nice because there was hardly anybody there.  We all enjoyed the space and stayed for a few hours.  Soon we will be purchasing a summer pass and then we will be able to go whenever we want.  Today we have been putting in extra time for school.  We are still working on the Hobbit and enjoying it immensely.  Unfortunately we are expecting yet another spring snow storm with 6+ inches of snow.  I am not pleased, but this cannot go on forever!

TGIF and Two Weeks!

Hooray for Friday!  We made it through the King's first week back to work and our first week back to school after spring/moving break.  It went really well.  It was a bummer not to have him home everyday of course, but aside from that everything went without a hitch.  Until this week, I had not driven around town myself and I was pleasantly surprised at how easily I got around and remembered where things were.

Today, after wrapping up our school week with another chapter from The Hobbit (which we are loving btw) the kids and I took the dog for another long walk.  It was beautiful outside and we enjoyed wearing shorts and ditching our jackets.  When the King got home we headed to town for dinner out, Golden Corral, and then picked up a the parts we needed to fix our leaky pipes.  Now tonight we are using our own potty (it's the small things) and I am so happy to be able to wash the sink ful of dishes tomorrow. 

The weather this weekend is supposed to be gorgeous and I am thinking we might roll out the awning and set up our "yard.."  There is a senior "rally" as they call them, at the r.v. park this weekend and it's been pretty fun to watch.  It actually makes me look forward to aging! 

Rambling

Today was really warm outside.  I actually turned the heat off for the first time since we got here.  It was nice.  We had longer school day, but it was good.  After our trip to the library we are back to reading aloud and actually started two new books today.  We are reading The Hobbit and All the Stars in the Sky.  Both are interesting but we are especially excited about the Hobbit.  

 

 

 

 

 The kids are really loving having a dog and as much as I worried, he is really no trouble at all.  He is a so snuggly and not hyper at all.  A perfect travel companion.  My only complaint at all is that he does shed.  We bought a brush though and I am hoping that helps.

 Boo has been working really hard on her phonics this week and it's paying off.  She is reading so well.  I can't believe she is only 5.  I am very glad I started K with her this year instead of holding off since she is a late summer birthday.

This boy is a little goof.  Lately everything goes on his head and becomes his hat.  He puts on a show for anyone who has the interest.  He seems to be adjusting well to our new "life."  We did finally get water hook ups today.  That proved to be interesting because we had a leak and it took forever to discover it was coming from under the bunkhouse.  Whew!  Once we found it it was an easy fix.  We need one new trap and by tomorrow night we should be good to go.  It will be nice to be using our own restroom. 

Chiggie went to youth group tonight at the church we visited on Sunday.  She really wanted to go and said she had a good time.  I think it was hard being new, especially since she was so young when we started our old church.  It's a new experience for her and as hard as it can be to watch, I want her to be independant and strong.  She wants to go back next week and is super excited about some of the trips they have planned.  It pays to be closer to the big city I suppose!

More Exploring

I think the weather has finally decided to warm up beginning with today.  It was nice to see the snow melting and walk back and forth to the bathrooms without getting all slushy!  After school we headed to check out the library for the first time.  I was a little worried that I would have trouble getting a library card, but it ended up being no problem. We were all very impressed.  It's a huge library with a lot of resources and Chiggie was excited that they have a "teen" room for middle school and up.  I told the kids on the way that they could only pick one book a piece due to storage issues, but we walked out with 17.  What can I say we love books.

Afterwards we went by Walmart to pick us some things we really needed and a few extras and then I took them to a really cool park we have driven by several times.  There is an old army tank to play on and they enjoyed reading all the information posted about it.  They played for a good hour before we had to come home.

I finished the evening doing a few loads of laundry (I am loving doing laundry 2x a week!) and the kids played more at the park here.  We had lasagna and bread sticks for dinner and it was even yummier than usual.  I am glad that tomorrow is Thursday and we are one day closer to the weekend!

Back to School

All good things must come to an end and our spring break did just that this morning.  There was some excitement in the air as I unloaded our school boxes and we got started.  Well, we got started after I sharpened the four pencils I finally managed to find with a knife.  Note to self: might want to buy pencils and a sharpener.  Anyhow, we got started by 8 and we were completely done by lunch.  I am really hoping this is the new routine as we would really like to have our afternoons free for exploring. Unfortunately today another rotten snow storm came through and we were yet again holed up all afternoon.  The girls made shrinky dinks and we watched a couple of hilarious youtube videos.  Tomorrow should be the last day of snow.....we'll see though!