Spring break

The Rinehardt's came for a visit over spring break and 5 kids and 4 adults in one house (well 1 1/2 houses-Liha and Wade stayed in the Casita) was a little crazy, but surprisingly manageable.  We made the mistake of having a sleepover one night and the little ones were awake until 9:30 which meant for some grumpy 3 year olds the next day!
It was a nice mix of activities and down-time.  The trampoline was a huge hit and the dad's and kids played take-out at least once a day.  The kids were out there several times every day and amazingly no one got hurt, well hurt enough to need medical attention!  We went to the Jelly Belly Factory, Parti Palooza, the movie theater to see The Crood's and made a visit to the golden arches and Sweet Tomatoes.
The adults had some fun too, playing shuffleboard (I have to say that Liha needs to spend a little more time in a bar with Shuffleboard.  As her partner, it was ugly!), balderdash, Mexican Train and watching some good old t.v.  I think we got them hooked on the Voice :o).  The weather was pretty decent, a bit all over the place, but not like the rain in Washington.  The kids were outside for several hours everyday, playing in the sandbox, collecting snails, riding scooters and playing in the play house...Liha was almost convinced to move here, but when I sent Wade a job, she backed out!
Maggie and Spencer ate all kinds of things they don't normally eat and I was proud of them for trying new things and eating all their vegetables.  The girls picked a few lemons and tried to eat them, but they didn't get very far.  I'm surprised they were able to get them off the tree with all the bees, busy doing their thing.  The yard still smells amazing from the flowers on the trees and I think we are going to have a big crop of lemons/oranges next winter :o).

The picture behind us is made out of jelly beans!

 Our kids got to try some new food too, but they volunteered to eat the cookies :o).  That is the first time in our new oven has made cookies and we ate them quickly which is why our oven won't make cookies for a long time!