spring break

one of the perks of sam working at a college is getting a spring break.

we didn't go on a family vacation last year so we were super excited for this and the fact we had our income tax money in the bank made it even better.

we had a few idea's of where to go but decided with a roadtrip to kentucky to visit the creation museum.

it was about an 8 hour drive.  the longest trip we've ever taken with the kids. 

they did great!

 the trip took us through 5 states.  the girls thought that was super-neat and had a ball writing down all the states they've been in so far.  since i had packed a cooler of food for lunch and dinner we only made 2 short potty breaks.

while we were in kentucky lia turned 7!

it just so happened they had her favorite resturant in town.

red robin!

she loves those root beer floats!

they even sang happy birthday to her and delivered balloons as well as a yummy ice cream sundae (in 3 bowls) so everyone was happy!

she was a bit confused at first

but loved every bit of it

this kid loves ice cream!

this poor girl forced a smile only so i would leave her alone.

and this guy had to share his ice cream with dad which he wasn't too happy about.

our only family photo of the vacation

after lunch we headed to the nearest mall so lia could get her gift from us--pierced ears!

she told me she was nervous as we walked into claires.  as i held her hand tears filled her eyes as she whispered "oweey" to me after the first ear was done.  the second ear went off without a tear.  she couldn't get to a mirror fast enough.

the next day we headed to the creation museum.

it was incredible!  the girls are looking at an exhibit about fossils.

they had a lot of interesting information on dinosaurs.

the next few photos are in the noah's ark area

the walls and floors are all wood just like the ark.

sofie is answering questions on that tv screen about the ark.

kye loved this little model of the ark

he also enjoyed listening to noah answer questions about his time on the ark as well as all the animals that he took with him.

this little guy had a saddle on him inviting kids to jump on.

we took advantage of the photo opp

first like a cowboy...

then side-saddle like a lady

oh how my sofie loves to pose

kye gettin a little squeeze

after this we headed off to lunch

after lunch we had tickets to the stargazers show in the 3d planetarium.

the show was about 20 minutes--long enough for kye to get snuggled in for a nap.

since kye was asleep we were able to take our time and really enjoy the remainder of our time there. 

the ride home didn't go as smooth.  2 hours into the trip kye was crying while saying, "home please.  me home please."

thanksgoodness we packed his army guys he played with those fellas half the way home.

while i haven't gone on a spring break trip since cancun back in my college days-i'd have to say this was one fun trip.  4 days was perfect-we had a ball but were sure glad to be home.

we're already throwing around idea's for next year!