Seeing as this is our first year being on a public school schedule, we've had our first taste of Fall Break. The district gave the kids 2 weeks off. What did I do?-- sent E to Mother's Day Out with Miss A. It's not as bad as it sounds though since he'd been wanting to spend some time with his best bud Dax who was there too.
E did end up with a real break when we all went down for a little weekend getaway. Our first stop was at Great Wolf Lodge were we swam our little hearts out. The kids loved going down the slides but more than anything they spent HOURS in the wave pool on their "boats" living out a variety of pirate, attack, cast-away, sea monster type scenarios. What's funny is that the wave pool was E's favorite thing when we went before he was even 2.
After a good splash we warmed up and the kids got dressed up to do a little trick-or-treating through the hotel. E would want me to mention that he was already a pirate last year so he wasn't going to be a pirate this year, but he agreed to wear it because Mommy barely finished Miss A's costume and didn't have a chance to make his before we left town.
We swam again the next day and then headed to the Legoland Adventure. 
Once again E was in heaven. There were more Legos there to play with than you can imagine. 
We helped make some blocks, 
were in awe by the DFW metroplex made entirely of Legos (and being invaded by skeleton zombies in honor of Halloween), 
had fun riding the rides,
and enjoyed the 4D movies.
But by far the best part of our visit was watching our kids Karaoke.
Our trip continued with a little visit with some friends. The brilliant Kelly arranged for us to go to the lake and roast hotdogs and smores around a campfire. The kids were great sports. They actually did most of the work setting up the campsite and collecting wood. We enjoyed the beautiful weather, fun stories and great company as we communed with nature. The kids were all in heaven.
Before we left the big D we met my mom at the Arboretum to see the Cinderella pumpkin village. (by the way, Miss A was obviously influenced by our trip to Dallas and insisted on the purchase of her sparkly pink boots as seen in the picture below).
E did end up with a real break when we all went down for a little weekend getaway. Our first stop was at Great Wolf Lodge were we swam our little hearts out. The kids loved going down the slides but more than anything they spent HOURS in the wave pool on their "boats" living out a variety of pirate, attack, cast-away, sea monster type scenarios. What's funny is that the wave pool was E's favorite thing when we went before he was even 2.After a good splash we warmed up and the kids got dressed up to do a little trick-or-treating through the hotel. E would want me to mention that he was already a pirate last year so he wasn't going to be a pirate this year, but he agreed to wear it because Mommy barely finished Miss A's costume and didn't have a chance to make his before we left town.
We swam again the next day and then headed to the Legoland Adventure. 
Once again E was in heaven. There were more Legos there to play with than you can imagine. 
We helped make some blocks, 
were in awe by the DFW metroplex made entirely of Legos (and being invaded by skeleton zombies in honor of Halloween), 
had fun riding the rides,
and enjoyed the 4D movies.
But by far the best part of our visit was watching our kids Karaoke.
Our trip continued with a little visit with some friends. The brilliant Kelly arranged for us to go to the lake and roast hotdogs and smores around a campfire. The kids were great sports. They actually did most of the work setting up the campsite and collecting wood. We enjoyed the beautiful weather, fun stories and great company as we communed with nature. The kids were all in heaven.
Before we left the big D we met my mom at the Arboretum to see the Cinderella pumpkin village. (by the way, Miss A was obviously influenced by our trip to Dallas and insisted on the purchase of her sparkly pink boots as seen in the picture below). 
Miss A let her inner princess come out. She took a ride in her royal pumpkin coach,
Then my little princess and her royal guard (he's actually marching back and forth in the pictures to protect the castle) made themselves at home in the Beast's castle. 
I love seeing my knight in shining armor and our little princess
When we got back to town, E finished his break with one more week with his sister and his best bud. The week ended with the annual costume parade and carnival. My kids cracked me up in the parade. While most kids just walked around following the kids in front of them, Miss A walked past people and gave them a little princess/parade wave, and E came up with a little routine lifting his hat up and down (and once again I should note, he was not going to be a firefighter for Halloween).
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It was so fun to see you all! Thanks for making the effort. xo mom
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