We started our Spring Break off at the movies!! Kids were all done with school, we had no Friday night plans, we were feeling a little adventurous so we decided on a whim to go and we did! Ate at Five Guys beforehand and saw the Space + Dinosaur movie "65". It was pretty lame but the kids liked it and we had a good time!
We were originally supposed to go skiing in Utah for Spring Break. We had our plane tickets and everything!! But a broken arm + shattered elbow doesn't go well with skiing. Jackson tried to convince us we should all still go and he would just hang out with his cousins that live in Utah (and we almost tried to make that work) but when it came right down to it, I just didn't want to ski without him!! So we will try for maybe next winter. In the meantime, we had a whole week off school with nothing to do so we had to plan something!! Not a whole lot that Jackson was cleared for (no boogie boarding, so no beach. no waterslides... etc...) But the boy can fish!! So on Sunday we left for Miami to do some fishing! We did the same thing last year for Spring Break and had a great time. This time I splurged just a little on the accommodations and booked us at a resort rather than just a hotel and we really enjoyed it! The pool was super nice, with a hot tub, ping pong, put-put golf, and right on a man-made lake so the kids could fish on the grounds. It was perfect. Both boys caught fish, Benny caught a whopper!! He also, unfortunately, fell on the rocks and really busted his foot and leg which put a real damper on him for awhile.
Daniel had this primo location for us to fish. Nevermind the big red "Restricted Do Not Enter" signs... nevermind the fact that we had to get out of our boat 4 times to lighten it because it was too shallow to motor thru. Nothing was going to stop us from getting to the honey hole. And oh my, was it a honey hole!! We caught 120 fish collectively!! Just about every time I cast my pole I had a bite. I might not have pulled a fish in every time but the action was incredible!! After a couple hours, though, a few of us were ready to call it quits... I mean, how many fish can a person possibly catch?! Unfortunately, as we started heading back, our motor failed. I didn't let myself freak out right away (we were in a restricted area... how in the heck could anyone come rescue us?) and after about an hour, and a facetime call with a boat mechanic, Daniel was able to McGuvyer something or other and had us up and running again! Back to the hotel for the afternoon! Next day Benny, Ivy and I opted to stay back at the resort and enjoy a pool day and just Jackson and Daniel went fishing. Everyone had a great time! We were back late Tuesday and able to enjoy the last half of Spring Break at home, with friends and cousins.
The kids won milkshakes for winning the Jenga contest!
Free afternoon appetizers and strawberry lemonade!
Our taco plate for dinner.
We went to the beach on Friday. It was a beautiful day!! Jackson wasn't feeling well (he actually ended up with strep!) but he relaxed with me under the umbrella.
Think it's time for a haircut?
