We had an awesome spring break. It started by going and seeing Nomeo and Juliet in 3D. No flash so our pictures didn't come out, but trust me when I say my girls look adorable in those 3D glasses.
Monday we started making our pinata for Lindsay's birthday. It was a week long project. What was I thinking? Actually, what was every Spanish teacher I had through 4 years of high school Spanish thinking? Letting 100 students make these must be a nightmare. Anyway, we had fun and got plenty messy. It was a good idea in theory. I think the final product was great, but a little more mess than I bargained for. Would I do it again - of course. But maybe I will wait a few years. I'm too tired to think about doing it right now.
Tuesday we left for Nauvoo. Matt and I attended the temple and we stayed that night to make it a mini-vacation. We went on carriage rides (again) and saw the play that night (we had forgotten how funny it is.) It was such nice weather that the next day we ventured out to walk the Trail of Hope (that's what it is called now. When the saints were leaving Nauvoo they called it the Street of Sorrows). It was very touching. When we got to the Mississippi River we played for awhile and looked at the monument to the Saints who died while traveling to the Salt Lake Valley.
Thursday we went ice skating. FUN!!! Matt is pretty good on two thin blades of metal. If he were bigger (a lot bigger) maybe he could take up hockey! Mariah got pretty good by the time we left. Ruth went around twice clinging to the side rail and called it quits for the day. Lindsay went around once, making Matt hold her in the air, but refusing to put her feet on the ice. Needless to say, she loved it and Matt called it quits for her. Ruth and Lindsay had to settled for Popcorn.
Friday we went to the Veterans Museum in Waterloo. What a fabulous place. The girls got a little bored, but Matt and I would love to go back and really see it. I am grateful to those who serve in our Military. They have made HUGE sacrifices. The museum is named after the Sullivan Brothers from Iowa. They were five brothers who all served in WWII and were all killed in the pacific theater.
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believe it or not, i have made pinatas with a class of 3rd graders. we made them into globes, when studying geography...fun times. until we got a mouse in our classroom that began to eat our globes!
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