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Spring Break

Adventures always begin in the airport. I have pics of Madelynne enjoying trips and airport discoveries at Jax's age, so my focus this round to Indianapolis to visit Grandma Sue was on Jax's momentous milestone: his last "Free" ride as the lap child. 

The waiting game consists of: 

Being on our devices while we waste time. 


Or checking out the planes parked at the terminals. 

Or looking at the planes through spy holes in the seats. 

Watching the workers load and unload the plane. 
 And flying consists of entertainment, sleep, and a few minor meltdowns:
Watching Coco
Holding my hand at take off. 

We got to Indy the day before Easter and Grandma Sue, Aunt Kristie, and cousin Hollie had the eggs and dye ready to be decorated by the kids. Jax wasn't that interested, but Madelynne and Hollie had a blast.

Getting ready to dunk hers. 

Watching Aunt Kristie prep the cups with dye and vinegar. 

The girls in action.

Finished product. 

Easter Sunday we ventured to mass and then enjoyed a semi-nice day hiding eggs, playing with bubbles, and enjoying each other's company.

The kids in their Easter best. 

Checking out his new sunglasses. 

Brad and Kristie

On the hunt!

Great Grandma and Maddy

Hollie finding one. 

Playing with bubbles


Jax finding a few with Papa's help.

We ventured to the Children's Museum which was, by far, one of the best Children's Museum's Brad and I have been to. It was five levels of diverse and fun activities, including a slide from the third floor to the first. There was a new outdoor sports portion, but the weather was being bipolar, so we didn't get a chance to check it out. The kids had a blast and the adults were tuckered out by the end of the day.
Ballerina in training

Play ball!

Chihuly Blown glass sculpture. 

Pretending to be on the bullet train. 

He was very cautious about walking on the floor. 

Bullet train fun. 

Playing music

Rock climbing

Cousin dance off. 

Dinosaur bones are fascinating. 

Even statues get hugs. 

Fearless climber

Sitting in a race car



Lounging on fungi

Train car simulator

Waving on the carousel

Counting shapes from the Chihuly glass  

Space station!

Excited about the giraffe

Little archaeologists. 

Waving goodbye. 

Learning about kids that made a difference. Maddy's sticky note response. 

Choo Choo!

Tea, please!

Stamping Papa's train ticket. 

Brad, the kids, and his sister ventured to Tennessee to visit his uncle. The best image was this one:
Jax was way more interested in the Choo Choo then being in the pic.
The next day we ventured to the zoo. It was bitter cold and it flurried snow. I had to keep reminding myself it was spring, even though it felt like winter. The zoo was fun. We enjoyed the inside exhibits where we remained warm and liked the dolphin show and orangutans best.

Baby was climbing all over the place. 

Love a good aquarium silhouette shot

Discovering

Delicate butterflies

Keeping up with the walrus

Touching sharks

Hollie love the orangutans


Sad, lonely face. 


Snake charmer

Touch tanks



Love the cardinal

He was singing such a sweet song to us when we arrived at the zoo!


The rest of our time was spent at Grandma Sue's. Kristie and Hollie attempted to leave Thursday, but Kristie's car ended up acting up on her so she had to turn back around to figure things out and stay an extra day. Hollie was secretly excited that the car broke down, she told us later that day when we were at the park. I think she had fun hanging out with her cousins. The park was  blast, even in the cold.



















Swinging

Determined

We did make one trip to meet up with a friend of mine who was pregnant with her little guy the same time I was with Jax. It's fun to see how different the two of them are now.

Amy and I with the boys and Maddy

Wyatt and Jax


However, most of the time we just hung out with family. It was great spending time with Great Grandma aka Grams, Grandma Sue, Kristie, and Hollie. 

Dry erase colorings

After bath

Great Grandma-93

Brad and Grams

Playing at the little table

Ebony

Cousins

Hugs

Kisses


Holding Grams hand

Great Grandma with Great Grandkids

Getting used to the time change at bedtime

Practicing her math

Tablet time

Silly faces

Brushing teeth


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