Bryce and Caleb had spring break the week after Emerson got out of the hospital. The original plan (before Emerson's hospital stay) was that the kids were going to stay with the Lutz's for most of the week. However, after being at the hospital for 5 days and not seeing the big kids I didn't want to send them to Norfolk for the week. I really wanted Bryce, Caleb and Abby to have a fun Spring Break but I knew that it would be a challenge to do much with a baby. I did my best and I approached the days with the attitude of "I can do this and its now or never". Getting out of the house was our biggest challenge. Once we left the house we were okay. It was trying to get everyone, including myself ready, making sure Emerson had just eaten and that I had just pumped so we would have milk to take along. On Monday we attempted the park because it was beautiful out. I managed to cram all the bikes, a jogging stroller, 4 kids and myself into the van and we headed to the park. I called Robb to make sure that he could pick us up if things didn't pack up the way they went in.
The boys found this giant dirt mound and thought it was the perfect off road biking spot. They spent a lot of time there ramping clumps of dirt.
This is how Emerson spent the afternoon. She slept the entire 3 hours that we spent at the park.
Abby didn't try out the dirt mound but she had fun biking downhill on the bike path. However, when it came to biking uphill I got more of a workout than I have had in months! I was trying to push a jogging stroller and pull her on a bike. I'm sure we were a sight.
Tired, sleepy baby.
4 kids! Wow that's a lot of little people to be responsible for!
Tuesday: Abby had a play date all morning with her friend Norah and I chanced it and took the boys to the movie Peabody and Sherman. When we sat down with an infant the entire row of people behind us got up and moved. Emerson showed them! She slept the entire movie and didn't even make a peep.
Wednesday: We went to the library and got a lot of books.
Thursday: We did something but since I am writing the blog a month late I can't remember exactly what it is that we did.
Friday: We stayed home. I was exhausted but I think that they had a fun spring break.
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