Lake Rathbun

A sudden turn of events prevented us from seeing our extended family this weekend.  Our bags were already packed, the kids were broken hearted, and we had a dog sitter lined up (thanks Jada!). So we improvised.  We made a spontaneous trip to Lake Rathbun to visit the indoor water park! The weather was great and there was hardly any snow down there. The weekend was a long series of successes...

The water park was great. It was geared towards little kids and the water was super warm. It also included a small lazy river and a hot tub. We all had a blast! 

Erin had her first successful night sleeping in a "big girl bed" with Ella.  We've been trying to transition her to this and finally she cooperated (after several minutes of giggles and whispers). 

We had a block of time to kill when we arrived so we scoped out the lake and went looking for eagles while the girls napped in the back seat! We saw about 15 of them! (I admit, Derek pointed out all of them.)

On our way home, we detoured over to Williamsburg where I endulged in some excellent clearance sales (during naps, again).

And last but not least, we saw a flock of literally HUNDREDS of robins on our way home. A sure sign of spring!