Spring Break

We just finished up our Spring Break. We didn't go anywhere special because David worked. He even had to work on his normal day off because a dentist in Pueblo died, and he went to cover for the patients. Meanwhile the kids and I saw "Horton Hears a Who" which has a great dental scene. Loved it. We also went miniature golfing for Jamison's 10 th birthday and skiing both weekends. I actually tried snowboarding which was extremely humbling. I thought I might be able to get a feel for the sport, since I can ski well enough. I couldn't even stay standing with one foot on and one foot off and I could barely make it down the bunny hill bent in half, with my hands dragging the ground for balance and going backwards. Spencer caught on pretty well by himself and Jamison gave up even sooner than I did. We all switched to skis for the last part of the day - it's a lot more fun when you can actually get on the lift. David and I have been listening to some parenting CD's as well, "Let's Fix the Kids". The kids listen to them as well, so when we try to enforce some "natural consequences" they know whats up. For Hannah, she was complaining that she had to get new shoes, they were getting holes in the bottom and the rain would soak her toes etc. etc. So I told her that she could apply the money she would've gotten miniature golfing towards her new shoes $6.00, and she could pay the rest. She went shopping while the boys golfed and came back with her new shoes, size 10 flip flops for how much? $6 of course. I hope those flip flops keep her size 7 feet nice and dry in the rain for a real long time! Jamison got to the point where he asked if we'd please quite listening to those darn cd's. They must be helping some!