Spring Break

What a week, and it's not even over yet! This week was Spring Break for both kids, so we decided to take a trip. Good friends of ours moved to Ohio about a year ago, so spur of the moment we decided to meet them at the halfway location for a few days of fun. Cumberland Falls, Kentucky is where we ended up!

We arrived at the cabin just after lunchtime on Sunday. The family we were meeting had three of their four kids with them: a second grade boy, a first grade girl and a three year old girl. Our kids all played together very well in the past, but they hadn't seen each other in so long that we were not sure what would happen. They took all of about one minute to reacquaint and then hit the ground running. The girls all played in one of the bedrooms and Eli and Titus (the boy) went outside and found rocks and mud to play in. We went for a short hike at the falls and then came home for dinner and a fire. The kids were having so much fun that we had to separate them at bedtime just so they could sleep.

The next morning we got up and had a big breakfast before heading out to the river for some kayaking. Maddux rode with me and Eli went with Lehr. They all enjoyed having their own paddle and helping. We had to stop at the grocery store before dinner, so our car went into town while the other family went back to the cabin. Eli and Maddux were sleeping in their carseats not three minutes after we left the river.

Once we returned 'home', we quickly changed and then drove up the street to a horse farm in hopes of getting a quick ride before dinner. Horses are not something I have any experience with, but I thought the kids would love it. All five kids got to ride the pony by themselves for a few minutes and then we saddled up on the real horses. The BIG horses. Eli went with me and Maddux went with Lehr, but the saddles were not big enough for two, so Eli was very squished and uncomfortable the whole time. There were a few kinda crazy moments on the horses, and about ten minutes in, the other mom asked if we could turn back. I was relieved! Eli and I and the mom and two girls went back and got off of the horses. Maddux and Lehr stayed though, and enjoyed a whole ride.

We finished the night with s'mores and this time the kids fell right asleep. One more big breakfast and the kids played all morning before we got on the road back to Atlanta. Maddux absolutely LOVED having two 'sisters' to play with. She adored taking care of Leah (the three year old) any way she could, and playing with Bekah (the 1st grader) made her day. Eli and Titus spent a lot of time playing catch and running around outside. It was a trip they won't soon forget!