We wrapped up our adventure in California and headed home for the remaining week of spring break. The girls kept quite busy. They spent a few days at work with me, a few days with B and were absolutely amazing. We had a lovely break together and I will admit I was a bit glum when they had to head back to school. 

On Tuesday we headed downtown for one of our local favs Tony P’s. B is not a huge pasta fan (what??? I know!) so we try and sneak away for pasta on our girls days. 

I let the girls choose what they wanted to do for the day and they requested the Children’s Museum. Guess how long we lasted there?

15 whole minutes!

It was so unbelievably crowded. We squeezed through the crowds but the girls never made it up to any of the exhibits with the long, long lines. They were bummed but we have a membership there and I assured them we would return when it was less crowded. 

Wednesday the girls joined me at work for a kids camp. The day’s theme was Mighty Jungle. We painted animals, had pizza, watched the Jungle Book, ate popcorn and played games. This was the first camp I have ever set up and I was pretty happy with it. I worked out all the kinks (thanks to the help of my girls) and we’re ready for plenty more in the future. 

This is Gwyneth’s giraffe – she’s getting pretty good at this pottery painting!

Thursday was Emoji Madness camp at Color Me Mine. This was a specific request from Annabelle and it was a big hit. I received lots of sign ups and led the camp myself so I could spend time with my girls and a few of our neighbors who had also signed up.

We painted fabulous emoji mugs

And they got super creative with their emoji plates: 

After camp I had a lot of work to get done. These girls were tired of painting and decided to just chill in the kiln room with their iPads. They are pretty patient and amazing and I’m incredibly grateful for them. 

After that we headed to see Beauty and The Beast. It seems as though we were the last people on the planet to see this movie, but it was worth the wait. It has always been Gwyneth’s favorite and she was thrilled with this new version. She didn’t like the Paris part (finding out about Belle’s mom). She said it was not necessary. This girl hates anything sad or scary but she said it was still a great movie!

Thursday night we had dinner at Dave & Busters and the girls earned thousands of tickets. They have been saving them and have quite a stash. They want to wait and get something really big. 

Friday night we had some dear friends, the Tendlers, over for dinner. Their daughter, Sarah is in Gwyneth’s class and they have hit it off. We adore the whole family and unfortunately I took no pictures of the super fun evening.