Spring Break Begins...

Not only did I survive cleaning up my kitchen and laundry room but we have entered that glorious time of year..SPRING BREAK.  And if I hadn't mentioned it before (and I think I have), we get TWO WEEKS!


Two weeks of no pressing schedule...
Two weeks of building memories as a family...
Two weeks of exploring a little bit more of Yukon and Alaska...
Two weeks of uuummm...I don't know but it's TWO WEEKS!


Now before anyone out there sends me hate mail because of my blatant bragging remember this...


Two weeks of squabbling siblings...
Two weeks of potentially hearing, "I'm bored" x3...
Two weeks of very little alone time...


Need I say more?


However, I am looking forward to it.  And we started off by taking the kids downhill skiing!  What a hoot!  They had 90 minutes of lessons and then the entire day to ski.  They were amazing! Due to the ol' girl (my foot) I didn't go (Ken did) but I happily cheered everyone on. There's just something really wonderful about doing something with your kids that you remember enjoying as a kid yourself. 
 
My sis' Laura and nephew Tyler joined us as well as my niece Abby and her dad Steve (my ex brother in law - a great guy!).  Lolo (my favorite name for my sis) and I chatted through the day and ohhhed and ahhhed over all the kids.  And Ken.  Of course I ohhhed and ahhhed over Ken!

They were happy and exhausted at the end of the day and I felt determined that we definitely need to do that again!  Mt. Sima won't be open that much longer (closes in April sometime) but I'd love to try getting in another day there.

And today we're sitting around the dining room table at my mom's, the kids sewing all kinds of wonderful creations.  Yesterday we were telling the kids about our plans next week to drive up to Haines, Alaska from the Junction, take the Alaska State Ferry to Skagway, Alaska and then back to Whitehorse for a couple days and then home to the Junction.  Everyone was excited except... you guessed it - Will.  But today as we've sat around the table sewing, Will declares, "Now this is what I call fun!  A family sewing together!"  Who knew?!? I have such interesting kids!

Must go, we're going to go skating and maybe head out to the Takhini Hot Springs for a couple hours (20 minutes outside of Whitehorse).  

Jesus,

Thank you all the different personalities in our family!  I love you.

'til next time,

Dianna