Buck and Belle: Low Key Spring Break.

We had an awesome, low key Spring Break this year. Fawn was coming off a terrible run of migraines and I was really looking forward to some down time for him. Small Fry loves being at home too, so he was happy to stay put. And Buck had a huge mediation on Tuesday, so we had to get through that before we could head to the farm.

For the first weekend of Spring Break, I was home with the boys while Buck entertained some friends from Arkansas at the farm. Small Fry had a pretty rough bout of croup, but once he was on steroids it cleared right up. I have to say he is such a fighter with an amazing survival instinct. He literally assaulted the X-ray technician. I hate that he kicked her, but she was not being kind or displaying even a hint of patience with him and he was being threatened. Not to mention the last time he was in that room, he was getting his broken collarbone X-rayed. I don't know how we are going to rein him in, but I also know that since the very beginning of his life he's had a self protection instinct that I find astonishing. From forcing his way out of every single swaddle but one (and we know "how to swaddle"), to kicking like mad during the days of heal pricks for his jaundice, to rolling over at a mere ten days of life, by golly he's got it and he uses it.

But, back to Spring Break...the first Saturday of Spring Break I woke up with not one but two monkeys in my bed. Small Fry had to sleep with me because of the croup. And poor Fawn had a nightmare and crawled into bed with us about midnight.

There were three in the bed.

We kicked off Spring Break with a trip to Heavenly Donuts and some play time at Spain Park then some errands, which included a new Under Armor hat for Small Fry (to accompany the one we bought for Fawn the day before).

Boom.

Daddy got home Sunday and enjoyed some quality time with the boys. On Monday the three amigos were at it again. We walked to Magic Muffins for breakfast, and then we went to Lifetime to swim in the indoor pool and Fawn had a swimming lesson. After we finished swimming we headed to Byrd Park for playing and an Easter egg picnic. Fawn spent the afternoon with Lulu shopping for new spring clothes. On Tuesday, after we made resurrection rolls, we picked Mimi up to join the fun and went to the J.Crew outlet in Leeds for some new spring clothes (we found our Easter wear! Just in the nick of time!) and then went to Leeds Park. It is by far the boys' favorite park in Birmingham and we had an awesome morning playing there. I packed them a picnic in Easter eggs again because it is one of their favorite treats. Tuesday night we went to Regions Park for an Alabama/UAB baseball game. We sat through almost an hour and forty minutes of rain delays, but once the action started the boys loved it. And Small Fry even made the dance cam.

Waiting out the rain delay.

Wednesday meant it was finally farm time! Whoop whoop! So we spent our morning getting groceries and packing up but still managed to squeeze in another swim at Lifetime and Easter egg dying before we hit the road. The farm was fabulous! We got to spend some good time with Pak and Doc, which the boys always love. There was turkey hunting for the Hughstons, fishing, riding around, and boating. Fun times for all!