Spring Break Begins

The last time Logan had a break from school - right before Christmas vacation - we had high hopes of visiting the holiday events of Chicago. Instead we spent our time inside because we didn't want to take Leah out in the nine-degree weather. So for Logan's spring break, we were determined to have fun.

We started out the festivities with a road trip to Minnesota for the baby blessing of my brother's fourth son. While enjoying the beautiful sunny weather, we packed our days full of swimming in the hotel pool, visiting a children's museum, keeping four little boys out of trouble, watching hockey games, and enjoying lots and lots of food. My family really knows how to eat well. And of course, we enjoyed our time spent with family including my parents, my brother (Matt) and his family in Minnesota, and my other brother (Drew) and his family. Logan calls the weekend the Wallace Convention. I told him that it was only half of my family, and reminded him about the real Wallace convention/family reunion coming this July.

I have to mention how adorable my nephews were playing hockey during our trip. Andrew (6) and Caleb (4) wowed us with their skating skills. Underneath their sweaty hockey pads, helmet, and hockey clothes, they chased the puck like future NHL stars. We were so proud.

I also mentioned swimming in the hotel pool. We introduced Leah to her first swimming pool, but she didn't enjoy it as much as we thought. We brought her out into the open water, and she immediately started to cry. I thought she would warm up to it after awhile but she didn't, and we took her out. Maybe we should have just let her lounge on the side in her darling bathing suit.

To see more pictures of our excursion, visit our photo page.