I Have a Crush on the Pool Boys

I spent the rest of spring break hanging poolside with my pool boys.

They earned a well deserved popsicle break.

Cheers!

Meanwhile Across the Pond

With our big kids in London for spring break, I took the littles to Arizona for some sunshine and relaxation. It just so happened that Troy had a conference in Scottsdale that week so I met up with him for a couple of days while Crew and Finn stayed with grandparents. I didn't complain about sitting poolside with my laptop one bit.

Once Troy headed back home, we did our traditional day at the Fairmont Princess in Scottsdale.

We also hit up the Fountain Park which is just the right temperature in April.

A week with only two kids felt both relaxing and empty. We kept forgetting that Blake and Nash were across the pond when we were getting ready to leave for outings. We missed them like crazy but also enjoyed some quality time without domineering older brothers!

Skiing and Moving

Troy took the older boys on their first ski trip. Funny enough, when we lived near the mountains in Utah, we hardly ever skiied. Now that we live in California, we take trips to go skiing.

Blake and Nash did ski school and loved every minute of it. They advanced levels quicker than we were expecting and loved their instructors.

Blake joked that these were his favorite pictures because he didn't have to look or smile.

Meanwhile, I took my own trip out of state with the little boys. My parents moved to a different house in Arizona and needed all the help they could get packing and moving. I don't know how much help Crew and Finn were; they mostly rearranged rocks since all the toys were packed up, or asked for "finger cookies."

They enjoyed checking out the tiny pond in my parents' new backyard.

They literally spent hours playing with little pebble rocks, but when that got old, I took them down to Fountain Park to run around.

The long weekend was exhausting on all ends and everyone came back home with stories to share.