Like normal, we went to Fort Wayne for a weekend over Spring Break. Joshua, especially, was so excited. He was hoping for waffles or French toast sticks for breakfast and to go to the wooden playground. Liz delivered both delicious breakfasts and we went to the playground.
When we got there in the evening the cousins immediately started doing their thing. They didn't have all that long though because it was already 9pm. This time Ben also came with us! Usually he stays home and works, but we were happy to have him along this time.
Saturday, after homemade waffles, JJ and I played Dominion. He wanted to play and it's one of my favorite games, so I brought ALL the cards. We ended up playing three times throughout the weekend so while it might still have been overkill to bring that many, it was reasonable.
We had a late morning trip to go get croissant-donuts. They were delicious! I split a donut with Isaac, so ended up with half a lemon and half a chocolate peanut butter. I liked the chocolate peanut butter better, but they were both very good.
Then we went to a nearby farm. It had rained a lot recently and so the trails were slightly squishy. As normal, Joshua fell down in the mud. It wasn't as bad as his last mud escapade though, and he just walked it off.
They had a few animals but not a ton. The day was a beautiful one - cool but sunny so it felt warm.
We also saw activity at the blacksmith shop, so we stopped by to see what was going on. It turns out there was a ladies blacksmithing class, but they were finishing up and the instructor was so happy to tell us about what they were doing and show us things. Several times I thought it was about time to go, but then she'd say, "and let me show you..." and we'd learn something else really interesting.
Sunday.
The plan was to go to the playground after lunch. JJ and I easily roped Ben and Isaac into playing a game of dominion. Ben and I trounced the kids, with Ben winning overall. JJ had a bit of a hard time with the strategy with the set of cards. (I mean, I kept giving him additional rules each time we played. He did well with the rules.) Isaac's plan didn't pan out at all and he never acquired more points. I was a bit surprised about that because he usually has a plan.
The the kids continued playing with plus-pluses. They had started on Saturday, playing with them for at least an hour, but on Sunday they played with them for several more hours. The adults were all rather surprised, but happy that they found something that worked for them.
If the afternoon we went to the wooden playground and the kids had a great time! They played their normal game. It was a bit warmer than previous years - it's often grey and cold, and this time it was mostly sunny and cool.
The kids were really tired at the end of the day and had a hard time figuring out where to sleep. It was finally figured out and they fell asleep quickly.
