Saturday, February 28, 2015

Port Zelande 2015

Last year during our winter break from school in February, I took the kids to Center Parcs in Port Zelande for a break from our day to day life.  For our last Hoorah with my mom, we did the same thing during winter break this year.  I always feel bad when Ryan doesn't join us, but he reminds me that it is a relief for him to be able to plug in really long hours without feeling guilty for not being home enough.  That is his busy season mind set I guess.  Here's a look at our week: 
The Water Park
My mom and I took turns taking 2 kids at a time to the water park while the other person stayed home and did crafts with the other 2 kids, and also took care of Bennett.  B is still in newborn mode a lot, eating & sleeping all day.

Ready for a swim!
Hanging out in the clubhouse
There are so many neat things to do here.
The girls loved the bouncy houses!
These race cars were a hit!
Spy Kids
Kaydree and Carver took a class to learn to be spies.  It was all in Dutch with other Dutch kids, but they understood pretty well and really enjoyed it.
It's nice to see them working together!
Hanging out at the condo
I got some fun dress-ups for Carver, Elsie, & Ava.  They played when it wasn't their turn at the water park.
I found tons of selfies on my iPad from this dude!
I made a fire and we roasted marshmallows and made s'mores every night.  They also played games and did puzzles and crafts too.
Princesses
Elsie & Ava took a class to learn to be princesses.  It was a good chance for them to use their Dutch.  They absolutely LOVED it!
Everyone had a great time and the whole week went really smoothly.  I definitely could NOT have done it without my mom though.  There is no way I could have watched everyone at the water park AND taken care of Bennett.  I wonder what our plans will look like next February when Ryan is too busy to travel and I won't have an extra pair of hands.  Hopefully Bennett will be a lot easier then.

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