Spring Break

We decided to have a stay-cation this year for spring break.  Charlie and I decided to plan one activity each day and stick to the plan.  It worked out really good, however, I'm not sure it's any less tiring.  Each evening we'd come home and we were all totally pooped.  Here's what we did:

Day 1: Castlewood Canyon State Park hiking

Day 2: Downtown Library and 16th Street Mall

Day 3: Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Day 4: Lunch at Culver's and sleep-over at Grandma's

Day 5: (not pictured) swimming at the rec center and Xbox time

The whole week was pretty non-stop with a lot of fun times but one incident is worth mentioning specifically.  On the day we went to the 16th Street Mall we decided that Charlie and I would try out this little deli for lunch and the kids would eat at McDonald's.  So we split up, Charlie took the kids to McD's while I stayed and got lunch for us at the deli.  We planned to meet back up at McD's.  The deli took longer than expected and so once I FINALLY got our food I quickly walked as fast as I could down to the McD's.  When I got there my family was nowhere to be seen.  Mind you, all I had on me was a debit card...that was it.  No cell phone or anything (why did I have to wear a stupid skirt with no pockets?).  I thought maybe they decided to take a joy ride on the bus and it took longer than expected.  I decided to sit across the street from the McD's where I would have a good view of the people getting on and off the bus.  I waited and waited...nothing!  I started to get a little worried, but I didn't have a way of contacting Charlie.  I headed back to the McD's thinking maybe I missed them.  But honestly, how could you miss a redhead with five kids and a huge stroller?  Finally, I decided to ask the first person I saw if I could use a phone.  It happened to be a rather large woman who kept her cell phone inside her bra...yuck!  I almost said never mind when I saw her reaching for it.  But that would be rude and I was desperate.  I quickly called Charlie and luckily he answered.  Come to find out...they decided to eat at Subway instead and Charlie had assigned Dallin and Kenzie to stare out the window to watch for me as I walked by.  Somehow they missed me and so I was lost!  Many lessons were learned that day: always keep a cell phone on you, don't change the plans after they've been made, don't assign two flaky kids with an important duty, and remember what your mom looks like otherwise she might get lost in a big city with strange people and no way to get in contact with her!