Spring things (part 1)

We are always up to something and this spring proved to be quite an adventure! I'll let the pictures do the talking...


Dan Nicholas Park:
This place is super fun! It was our first time there. About 45 mins from us. We met up with my friends (Marisha and Megan) and their kids. It rained a little bit, but it was still a nice day to get out of the house and play with friends.

Pool Days at Ray's:
We went to preschool days at Ray's Splash Planet. It's when admission is half off. It's less than 5 minutes from our house, so it was the perfect place to go in the mornings to swim. These kiddos sure love the water!

Spartan Race: 

Logan signed up to run a race with his cousin, Donnarae, and her husband (Jon) but they ended up moving away from Charlotte a few weeks before race day. Logan was left to run the race with Donnarae and Jon's friends who were super enthusiastic and encouraging along the way. Oh, and yes, they got super muddy. So proud of Logan. He is such a go-getter and loves to be active. 

Playing in the city:
With the city as our front yard (basically), we got out and played a lot this spring. I sure love the Charlotte skyline and the adventures of roaming our city.

                                                  

Farm Animal Days (in Raleigh, NC): 

Even though we moved to Charlotte, there was no way we could miss our beloved Farm Animal Days. This was our 4th year going! It's become a tradition. We were only in town for 2 days, but we got to visit with some of our favorite friends. We sure love our Raleigh people and miss them so much. 

Spring break in Florida

Spring break (beginning of April) -- 

We invited ourselves on the Corbett family spring break. We are always happy to join them, and I'm glad they let us! :) Logan's family went down to Florida earlier than us to go to Harry Potter World. We really wanted to do this too, but decided it would be better to wait until the kids were a little older to fully enjoy it. So, we met up with the family for the later end of their trip. It was so much fun getting to be together. We had a great time!


St. Augustine Beach, FL:

This was a great beach! We loved how kid-friendly it was. Nice bathrooms, easy access for parking to beach, and a fun splash area. It was so fun to play in the sand and dipping our feet in the ocean (a little too cold for April, but we did have fun playing close to shore).

Historic St. Augustine, FL:
After all the fun at the beach during the day, we would drive to Historic St. Augustine at night. We loved this charming town. It had so much history. We loved walking down the streets and playing at one of the forts.

Matching pants that Kate brought back from Chile. 

We went to an alligator farm one afternoon. 

I have never seen so many alligators so close!

Doesn't that alligator look real?

  

                                     

We also toured the St. Augustine Wildlife Reserve one afternoon. 

It was really neat getting to see all the animals up close and get more details into what they are like.

Easter Sunday: Easter Sunday fell on General Conference weekend, so we had a nice little egg hunt by the lighthouse in St. Augustine. After the egg hunt, we got in the car and headed to our next stop. We were able to listen to General Conference on our phones during the drive. 

I love this picture. Logan makes me laugh with the bunny ears on his head. :) 

Video: Easter Egg Hunt

Amelia was so excited that she fell over. Silly girl.

Savannah, GA: Our last stop was in Savannah. It is such a beautiful, charming town. We walked the streets and just took in all the scenery. 

Amelia was a trooper keeping up with us the whole time. We were running the kids ragged with all the fun we were having. She crashed one afternoon in the hotel room. Sweet girl.  

Forsyth Park -- so gorgeous

 

Can you believe those trees?