Thankfully the day we left it was supposed to get nice so we had planned to go to the zoo! Nice was an understatement! It ended up being close to 80! Perfect day for a trip to the zoo!
After the zoo, we made a stop at Whole Foods and Ikea. Whole Foods was awesome. I got so lost in Ikea!
Then it was time for check in at our hotel. Livie and I stayed in the room to take a nap, while Tavin and Shaun went to the pool!
After a little break we walked to get dinner at a local Mexican place. It was still nice enough that we could enjoy it outside!
The next day we went to the Children's Museum. The kids enjoyed themselves. I was exhausted after it!
We grabbed a bite to eat after this and then went back to the hotel for a nap. After the nap we headed to the Mall. We did the Sea Life which Tavin really enjoyed.
Then a ginormous meltdown ensued while we searched for somewhere to eat. It's so hard for a toddler to understand that it's such a big place and it takes time to get to places! When we finally found a place our waiter did not quite understand why my kids were so unruly. He apparently has never seen the Snicker's commercials were the tag line is "You're not you when you're hungry!"
Unfortunately, we didn't get to make it to Nickelodeon so Tavin could do some rides. Maybe next time!
We went back to the hotel and took a quick swim before bed.
The next day it was time to pack up and head back to Grandma's and Papa's.
On the way back home, we stopped in Hudson for a little playtime and lunch. Our goal was to wear the kids out so they would sleep the 2 hours home. Livie got the memo. Tavin didn't :(
Saturday we took Tavin to do an Easter egg hunt.
They had prize eggs and Tavin was lucky enough to get one of them. His prize-- a bat and baseball!
That afternoon Tavin colored eggs with Grandma and decorated cookies with me.
We went to early Easter church and then came back for breakfast. Grandma had Tavin do a mini scavenger hunt for his basket. He did really well!
Olivia also had a basket, which Tavin helped her find and "open".
When we got back to the house on Sunday night Tavin was so exhausted he went right to bed. So the kids got Easter baskets at home on Monday when they got up.
Tavin's basket had a Buzz/Woody baseball hat, a Buzz alarm clock, and Toy Story jibbitz.
Olivia's had a hat, snack cups, and a little elephant toy.
It was a much better daycare break than in the past where I have tried to work the mornings with both kids and then go home. We will definitely be taking more mini-vacations whenever daycare does!
