Spring Break

Last week was Spring Break.  All four boys at home all day... with no relief for me at night.  Yikes.  It was actually not so bad.  Especially since they let me sleep in every morning!  Monday started out pouring rain.  Seriously!?  Luckily some friends invited us up to the church to let the kids run out their energy in the cultural hall.  Hooray!!  Tuesday was James' birthday (more on that later) so we stayed home and let James choose a lot of our activities for the day.  One thing he chose was these cup towers.

It was such an easy activity and it kept them busy for a long time!  We got out some plastic cups, lego men, and some bouncy balls.  The boys took turns setting up towers with men on them and then the other boys got to try to knock them down in three throws.  They even came up with their own rules and how to earn "bonus points".   (Thank you Pinterest for the inspiration!)

Wednesday we headed to the Science Museum.  I knew it would be insane since everyone was out of school this week... so we went at the end of the day.  It was perfect because people started to clear out.

The boys took a spin in the tornado machine (I have no idea what it's called.)

They took turns lying on a bed of nails.

This area was new since we've been there last.  It was a construction zone.  They could build a brick house, lay down sod and a garden path, paint walls, and build a dog house.  We stayed in this area for a long time.

Here is proof that Henry joined us too.  He was a happy little guy as usual.

The boys always love this area with the legos.

James had a great time with this pegboard wall.

And William spent a long time building a lego car to race.

And for fun, James decided to be an astronaut.  (Which was fun except for when a super rude lady told them to move and knocked Alex off the stairs so that she could take a picture.)

Thursday we had a little birthday party for James (again, more on that later). Friday we hung around the house a little more.  I think they were being bad guys...

By the end of the week the rain had passed and it was beautiful so we headed to a fun park.  Alex is a pro at the rock wall.

Overall, it was a fun spring break!