I was shocked when I talked to so many Raleigh people who were traveling to Paris, to Spain, to Mexico, to the Bahamas, etc. for Spring Break. Well, don't be jealous Raleigh peeps when I tell you we are going to HICKORY for our break. And that my kids could not be any more excited. :)
Sunday night at Poppy and Nana's started off with a whoopee cushion and ended with pizza. Strong night!
The next morning at Mimi's, the kids got to meet Luna (Mimi's new dog) and have an Easter Egg hunt. Baba may have given Luke a few hints.
Collins and Addie are AGRESSIVE egg hunters. 👀 Not sure who raked in more loot.
We had to do a front yard egg hunt and a back yard egg hunt.
Collins loved Luna. Luke and Addie not so much. She is so sweet, but her energy scared the little ones because they are just not used to being around dogs. Hopefully, they will love her with time.
How could you not with this face??
Lilly they are cool with... :)
Egg hunting a success!
It was cool and gorgeous in Hickory. We sat on Mom's deck and played games and hung out with the dogs.
Then the girls got to dye eggs. So glad they got to do Easter activities in Hickory because for some reason I had not done any in Raleigh. Was just not feeling it this year.
Back at Poppy's we walked down the road to the playground...
and then went to kids' favorite place- Defy Gravity. They jumped and sweated and tricked for an hour, and it wasn't even crowded. They had a great time despite Addie sustaining a possible ankle injury. Eek! She was okay, just limping a little.
Dinner at the Station turned silly once Poppy accepted a dare to eat crackers with ketchup and mustard. Addie had to follow suit and turns out it's not as good as Poppy says it is. :)
Our last morning in Hickory, we found a neat new place to paint pottery through Hickory Parks and Rec. Look at this little boy's concentration...he must have painted 10 coats on his Easter Egg and was quite proud of his finished product.
You won't be surprised to find out that Addie painted Rudolph the reindeer....
and Collins painted a mail basket for her new tree house! (she doesn't have one but she wants one)
The kids love doing pottery- they always ask to do it when we go to Hickory. Glad to find another good place to get our creative juices flowing. :)
Mom packed us a picnic and next stop was Glen Hilton Park. I used to love this park when I was little.
We enjoyed the sunshine and the rice krispy treats and then said our goodbyes. What a fun time we had in Hickory with our family! But time to hit the road and spend a little time in Raleigh before our final destination of Spring Break.
