Spring Break 2017, Part II

Saturday--making the girls' "recipe" and dying eggs

Anna and Kara had come up with a recipe that involved making rice krispie eggs, filling them with a surprise, topping with a sugar cookie and adding a handle to make it easy to lift the sugar cookie. Oh, and they needed to have M&M flowers, stuck to the cookies using "spring colored frosting." We went to Walmart early in the day and got all the supplies. Then, we had fun putting it all together. I let the girls take the lead and they had a great time. I think they are ready for added responsibility in the kitchen. That night, everyone dyed our 24 eggs.

First we made the cookies

  

I didn't get any of us making the rice krispies, because we had to move too fast to shape them.

Frosting the tops

Completing the project

And, the traditional Easter Egg decorating

Sunday--Kids opening day at Nationals Stadium!

We had an Easter egg hunt in our basement on Easter morning. We also enjoyed a pancake and bacon breakfast. (Luke liked it so much, he demanded pancakes for dinner. Much to his confusion and disappointment it was not meant to be: "but, I said I wanted pancakes?!?!?") That afternoon was Kid's Opening Day at Nationals Park. We took the metro and got there early enough to enjoy the pre-game festivities. Our section was a bit crowded, so after a couple of innings, we decided to move to a less-crowded area. In doing so, we missed Bryce Harper's first home run.

With room to roam, the kids, Luke in particular, did much better. But, there was still some whining and discontent. The score was tied at the end of the 8th when we decided to leave. In doing so, we missed Bryce Harper's game winning home-run in the ninth. Seriously, what were the odds? We were there for 8 complete innings and missed the two biggest moments! Jack was great at the game, he watched the game, didn't ask for anything, and never complained. I won't comment on the others...

The three older

And Luke, this would have been an awesome picture, but for the guy climbing in the background. Unfortunately, Luke was done and wouldn't pose a second time.

Monday--Calvert Marine Museum and Rita's

For our final Spring Break outing, we went to the CMM. We had fun seeing the otters, doing the marsh walk, and browsing through the exhibits.  We also climbed into the lighthouse. Then, it was on to Rita's for some Italian Ice. A good time was had by all!

I asked the kids their favorite activity we did during Spring Break. Kara said baking our Easter things. Anna and Luke said Six Flags. Jack said the field day on base.