Spring Break

This week we're on Spring Break. We spent 5 days on the West side of the mountains with family. Even though it was raining most of the time, we still had lots of fun. We stayed one night at my sister's house, and three nights at my mom's. 

We arrived home yesterday, just before my DH got home. The kids were so happy to see daddy pull in the driveway, they didn't even let him get out of the car before giving him huge hugs! :)  I kept forgetting my camera everywhere we went, but here are a few photos.

View from Grandma's House

Me, My Sister, and my Grandma

Cousins with Great Gram

Indoor recreation - Coloring Grandma's table cloth

Fields of Daffodils

Then we came home to this!

Is this Spring Break, or Winter Break?

Spring Break - Adventures in our Store

Well, it's Saturday, and that means that this family's Spring Break is soon to come to an end.  It's been all kinds of fun.  We started off the week with a trip to Walla Walla to see the store and help however we could.  We spent a few hours stocking up the stationary/coloring book isle.  Then my DH gave the kids three full bins of various items that needed putting away.  It was like a treasure hunt!  After all their hard work, they were rewarded with picking out a couple of items each to take home.  RL loved helping so much that she spent the entire next day at the store with her dad stocking shelves and whatever other misc. assignments he could find for her to do.  Here are a few photos of our "work in progress".

I really like the staff.  They all seem pleasant and hard working.  The applications are still coming in, even though the hiring is done.  While we were in the store, several people stopped in (despite the "Closed" sign on the door) to ask if we were open yet.  One local who is opening her own shop down the street stopped in and bought quite a haul from our overstock section to help set up her office.  

I'm pretty excited for us to open.  I can't believe it's happening this week!  We're scheduled to open our doors for business on Thursday, April 14th. 

The rest of our vacation has been pretty low key in comparison to our trip.  The first night we were back there was a hail/snow storm.  Welcome back to Spring weather in Spokane!  We did have a super nice day yesterday though, which was perfect for some outdoor fun.  

Monday it's back to school and our normal routine.  Before you know it, the end of school will come and then it's moving time!   (A day that will sneak up on me, I'm sure!) 

Have a great day all!

~Melissa

A Little Spring Break Fun

Company Girl Coffee

Hi there! Grab a cup (you might need two) and let me catch you up on what's been happening in our lives while I have been on a blogging break. :)

I decided to go on an adventure with my kids this month across the state, without the company of their dad. The first big hurdle was the packing. We were going to be gone for 10 days, and packing for five kids and myself for 10 days was quite the feat! I ended up packing for about half that, because I knew I would have access to a washer/dryer where we were staying.

We headed out over the mountains and met my sister for lunch on the other side. Actually the kids were a lot better in the car than I expected. Most of our first day was spent driving and they did great. The best thing about that first day was that it was raining when we arrived. It was a welcome change to the severe heat we'd been having here.

The next few days are kind of a blur to me! We crammed in everything imaginable, like swimming, going to the beach, taking a nature hike, visiting a game farm, a marina, and more.

Saturday evening we caught a ferry to our final stop, beautiful Whidbey Island. I was born and raised there, and we spent Sunday to Wednesday visiting with family, walking on the beach, and playing in the sun. We were visited by the Tooth Fairy twice during our stay. Once for RL, and the very next day for CD.

Originally we were supposed to come home on Wednesday, but I extended the trip an extra day so that a good friend of mine could follow me back over the mountains as a travel companion. This I was very grateful for, because traveling 8-9 hours with 5 kids by myself at this point sounded exhausting! We came back the scenic route and stopped by the river for lunch, which I successfully fell in and got drenched! Luckily, even though my camera got wet, the trip's pictures, and my camera were saved.

I arrived home a very tired mama! It was well worth it though. We will share many happy memories from it for years to come.

Well, that's our trip. I wish I could show you all 150 pictures that I took on the trip, but they won't fit here. If you happen to be one of my friends on facebook, you can see more there. :)

School started yesterday, but I'll leave that special post for a different day. You're probably running out of coffee by now!

It's good to be back to share coffee with you. Have a great weekend everyone!
~Melissa~