Spring Break - Michigan Style

I had the past week off of work for spring break so the kids and I managed to have a lot of fun while sticking close to home. The rain and chilly Michigan weather didn't stop us from getting out of the house! The following pictures will tell our spring break story.

Monday: A trip to the mall to enjoy the new butterfly exhibit, kids' play area, and of course a cookie and juice! M&M for Russell and rainbow sprinkles for Sloane.

Sloane enjoyed having the butterflies land on her, but Russell stayed away. Tuesday: The Detroit Zoo - We love this place! The temperature may have only been 39 degrees, but we still enjoyed a picnic lunch. We were sure to stop into the butterfly garden, chimpanzee house, and giraffe barn in order to warm up. A zoo favorite is always the arctic circle to see the polar bears.

Wednesday: Rain, rain, go away!!!

We decided to make Wednesday our pajama day. We boiled eggs and got busy decorating them for Easter.

We had all the eggs done by 10:00 a.m. so our next activity was homemade cookie making! There is nothing like melting chocolate chips to warm you up on a rainy spring day!!!

Thursday: Dinner out with friends.

We met up with our good friends Steve and Heidi along with their children and nine other members of their family for a fun night out at Mongolian Barbecue. The kids loved watching their food cook!

Russell and Sloane had a riot entertaining 20-month-old Luke and 7-month-old Stella!

Friday: A day trip to Frankenmuth!

Aron took the day off for a family trip to Splash Village in Frankenmuth. The kids were 100% water bugs the entire day! They were quite the adventurers as they went down EVERY slide and under EVERY water fountain.

Yes, they even went down the GIANT tunnel slides - multiple times!!! I wish I had pictures of the looks on their faces as they shot out the end, but it was way too wet to have my camera out.