Spring Break Week

This post is a little late...meant to get it posted on Monday but I had to play quite a bit of catch up at work.  That's what happens when you totally ignore the outside world for an entire week!  (It was sooooo worth it!)

We started out the week with a massive snow-fall...13 inches of blowing snow to be exact!  Unbelievable and not all that fun.  At least Luci didn't think so.  I took her out to build a snowman because it was a nice, packable-wet snow and she couldn't even walk.  We didn't stay out too long!

Braving the snow-storm to check on the chickens

"Now what do I do?!"

My Spring-Break-Snowman...complete with sun hat and sunglasses

 Then, typical NWA-March-style, the snow was melted the next day and we had beautiful 80 degree weather.  So we decided to enjoy the weather and take Luci on her first trip to the zoo.  She (and we) had an absolute blast!  She isn't scared of anything!  In fact, I think she would have climbed into the fish tank with the giant alligator gar...she was trying to catch it through the glass!

1st carousel ride...on an elephant of course.  (Mommy made me leave my stuffed one in the car.)

In the desert exhibit
 

Luci's favorite animal at the zoo...a road runner.  We have these in our backyard but we went to the zoo to play with them!

Jason and Luci checking out the rhinos.  Did you know they "moo"?

Jason teaching Luci to ROARRRRR like a lion!

 Wednesday we completely left the world behind (cell-phones, internet, and TV) and took advantage of my parents cabin on the edge of the world in Big Flat.  We had a wonderful time enjoying the country-side and each other.  Luci is a true back-roads girl.  She giggled and squealed all over the bumpy dirt roads.  Her favorite part of one of our explorations was when the road and the creek-bed merged and we drove and splashed down stream.  If she hadn't been buckled in, she would have fallen out of her seat laughing!  She really is a joyous girl!

Luci has her own leather recliner at the cabin.  (Yes, she is the only grandchild on my side of the family, in case you were wondering!)  She loved waking up in it each morning while she snuggled one of her elephants.

Picnic lunch
 

Throwing pebbles in the stream with Daddy.

Luci in her first cave.  Even I will go in a cave like this one!

The edge of the world

Eventually we had to rejoin civilization so we headed back to town.  We ended the week with family hair-cut night.  Much overdue for Jason and I; Luci's first!

Prepping for the cut

The only way we could get Luci to sit still long enough for a trim was if she combed elephant's hair while Roxie combed hers!  She ended up with the cutest little bob!