Mark and I toyed with several ideas as to what to do for Spring Break - we ultimately decided to visit his sister Sarah and her family since we don't get to spend much time with them. We had such a FUN time! They made a welcome sign, the boys took our bags in, and Miss Margaret gave us a tour of the house. (THANK YOU to the boys for letting us crash in their room!) They also had a talent show ready all ready for us! Margaret (Meg) read a scripture, Andrew recited the poem "Alligator Pie", and Tanner played a song on the piano.
We spent lots of time playing with the kids and were able to help Charlie (the dog) out by starting on his dog fence so he can run and play around in the backyard. We also went to the kid's school fair and watched Andrew win his penguin and Margaret get her puppy. Tanner's classroom became a 'Jail"...and both Andrew and I ended up there thanks to Uncle Mark. (Don't worry he bailed us out too!)
These are the thank you notes we received from them after our visit...aren't they cute?!
From left to right: Andrew's, Margaret's, and Tanner's
The Burke Kiddos: Andrew, Margaret, and Tanner
We then headed down to Cape and visited the rest of the McMullin clan for the first half of the week. We were hoping that Baby Harper might make an appearance before we left, but alas, she decided to stay in her Mom's Belly...which is a good thing too. :) One of those nights, we went over to Emily and Abe's house and played Wii...check out their blog for a GREAT picture! Markii has the moves!
We came home for the last half of the week, which was quite peaceful and relaxing, except for the incident involving an overly friendly wasp. We had left our balcony door open to let in some cool air and in flew in a wasp. We tried shooing it out, but instead it ended up under our couch. My imagination went haywire and I could just see us getting stung through the couch. So how do you get a wasp out from under a couch? We tried a fly swatter, a water bottle, a rolled up sock...all to no avail. The only thing that worked was an airsoft BB gun. It flew out from under the couch, but sadly, not out the door.
So onto plan B - we attacked it with vinegar water and a fly swatter. The vinegar water made it so it couldn't fly anymore. I then whacked it to the floor and a few more times to make sure it'd be dead. It took all of 45 minutes, but we got what we wanted! No wasp in our couch!
(PS-the lights are off so that the wasp would find its way out into the balcony)
