Takin' it easy

Some friends let us borrow their La-Z-Boy recliner for Kent to use after his surgery. It has become Andrew's favorite spot to do his school work!

Spring flowers

It has been freezing here the past few days. In fact, we are expecting two inches of snow tonight! But at least it's starting to LOOK like spring!

Body fat experiment

Our Iditarod class is coming to an end with only one more class after today. Today, we did a "body fat experiment" to learn how animals stay warm in Alaska.

First, each of the boys put their hand inside a ziplock bag and stuck their hand in a pitcher full of ice water. They each tried to stay underwater for one minute. Only a couple of the boys could make it the whole time.

Next, they put their hand in a ziplock bag full of shortening and then put it in the icy water. This time, they could easily keep their hand underwater for 2 minutes!

Sundae surprise!

Spring break also included an afternoon of miniature golf. However, it was so windy and chilly that we needed to get a break indoors. We headed over to Steak N Shake for their "Happy Hour." Only during Happy Hour do we get the full-size shakes!

Dirt track and zip line

We have been waiting for a week of nice weather to officially take our spring break. This was it!

Today, we headed over to one of our favorite spots, the BMX dirt track.

On the other side of this huge park is a zip line. What fun!

In her carriage

Jayda is a BIG fan of the warmer weather. Her favorite activity is to be pulled around in the wagon. And believe me... she knows how to get what she wants! She is both vocal AND cute — a combination that no one can refuse!

Bike track

Seriously. I never know what is going to happen in our back yard. I heard lots of activity out there today and when I looked out, they had used some old boards to build a bike track!