Flucation

We got 3 days off for the flu, which gave us a 5 day weekend. This was all of the emotions-excitement, fear & exhaustion all at once. 

Max's fish died & he was SO upset that we offered him a frog as a replacement. We hit up PetSmart & almost left with a snake....

Max was very excited about the whole process &  I was terrified about letting him hold it by himself. 

Apparently, they have to climb, so we had to leave with this apparatus. Also, it smells like dirt in our house, so go ahead & file that under "things we should have researched first."

His name is Buddy & he is actually super cute, so we will see how this goes. 

All of the forts & Nerf guns. 

We ate lunch at Culver's one day & these 2 were very invested in the coloring pages. 

Indoor party on a horribly rainy day=winning. 

Brandon even got in on the fun. 

We were able to celebrate Reese's birthday! We went roller skating & it was really fun. Reese did an awesome job skating. My kids struggled, but stuck it out and ended up improving. 

These cousins are growing up. 

Of course Noni & Bop were there, joining in on the fun. 

Reese-the cutest. 

It was 48 degrees (but sunny) so we spent a lot of time outside. 

Thankful for the brief moments of sunshine. 

Lots & LOTS & LOTS of this kind of indoor "fun."

We hit up the Ripley's Aquarium with some friends who had free tickets. It was definitely fun to get out of the house. 

Max was SO excited about this turtle. 

I paid the $3 so they could feed the sting rays dead fish heads. Gag. 

We went to a pizza/arcade place for lunch & our neighbor knew the owner, so they got free arcade time! Max LOVES these Jurassic Park games. 

And, of course Anderson broke his glasses over the "break" so we ended up getting new ones....again. Because is it really a break without a trip to get new glasses?? I also let them have coffee at 4pm because I was done by that point. 

Fun Times.