SPRING BREAK SO FAR

I want to be blogging more regularly again, because my brain is so full of stuff to say.  Half the time, I write an entire blog post in my mind and then forget all of it.  I can get distracted easily, and right this second, I have little peeps with me most waking hours (and some of the sleeping ones).  The joys of Spring Break.

I will say, so far, we've had a pretty great spring break.  At the last minute, we decided to head up to NW Arkansas to get out of town and enjoy time with family and friends.  This ended up being a fantastic move, and our time there was really sweet.  The weather was also gorgeous, which made everything better, and we spent a TON of time outside.

To break up our drive a tiny bit, we stopped at Devil's Den State Park, which John and I have not visited since we were newly married.  It is beautiful and a great little jaunt off of 49 if you are heading up from Central AR.  We considered doing a short hike, but instead we just played around the waterfall area, which turned out to be lovely.

From there, we drove up to see some dear friends who graciously hosted us for dinner.  The kids loved playing together, and we had a great time catching up!

Next stop, cousin central.  We stayed with my sis and bro-in-law which was a blast.  Sunday afternoon after church and lunch, we wandered around Crystal Bridges staying far away from art and enjoying the children's activities and the beautiful grounds.

We stopped at Smudgie's on our way back to Siloam which was a great idea.

And because we had not just had enough sugar, Ellen had the idea to make green waffles for dinner in honor of St. Patrick's Day, because nothing is more Irish than waffles.  Duh.  We adults used our waffles as "bread" for Monte' Cristo sandwiches which was Luke's brilliant idea.

On Monday, we spent time in Siloam enjoying the new City Lake project and the new restaurant Market 111.  As they say, "Siloam's Got It," and it really does.  Such a charming city that is so close to our hearts.

As our last hurrah for this brief trip, we stopped at Marketplace for dinner, much to our children's delight.





It was such a great way to kick off this week!  Arkansas has so many beautiful places to explore.  Since being home, we have planned fun every day to keep us occupied, and it's had highs and lows but has been mostly good, for which I am extremely grateful.