Spring Break

So this year we stayed home for spring break and did things around home. The week before spring break the kids had science fair projects due and an awards assembly.

Here is Nick with his science fair project. He did it on the surface area of a coin.

Alex wanted to do one on catching bad guys so we went for finger printing.




Alex got the Academic award at school for getting all 4's on her report card.

Nick got his name picked out of his classes wildcat jar to recieve a special prize from the principal. He really was excitted.

Saturday we took the family to lake Casitas and went boating for the day. Here they are feeding some ducks.

Dirk let Nick drive for a while

Emma want to go faster, faster, faster!!!

On Monday I took the kids to the Long Beach Aquarium.

Then on Thursday we went to visit Opa and Oma in Artesia. Gary had a blast with Opa.

Boating

So we are going to take the boat out this weekend. While we had it moved to repave our drive way we noticed that it had a flat tire. I in all my spare time was asked to fill it up and see if it held air. Well my air compressor was to weak to fill the tire. Our neighbor ( whom we bought the boat from) ran a air hose from his compressor to the boat so I could fill it up. It was strong enough but the tire had come off the rim. Sooooo, I had to get the floor jack and jack up the boat to fix the tire on the trailor. After it was jacked up the tire filled up nicely, but the valve stem leaked. So then I had to change the tire! My neighbor asked why I was doing it when I had a husband. I told him that I like to let him know that I can do LOTS of things without him and that her better treat me well or he can go. My neighbor laughed and walked away. SO, now I had to find the tire iron and get the bad tire off, take the spare off its hitch, jack the boat up higher to get the new tire on, put on all the lug nuts, and finally let the boat down and move the jack. After I got done I called my hubby to let him know what a great wife he had. He agreed(of course, he wants to come home after all). About 3 minutes after I talked to him the phone rang, it was him asking if I could take the tire in to be fixed tonight! REALLY, beacuse I have 4 kids and nothing better to do. Needless to say I'll be doing it tomorrow. Ohhh, how fun life is!

A jos well done if you ask me!