Bowers Blog: Spring Break and other shenanigans

2 weeks ago was our spring break. I decided to take the kids to Atlanta for a couple of days to tour the Candytopia, an ALL candy museum that was visiting Atlanta, go to the Children's museum, and then go to Fernbank Museum of Natural History. Kate and Jay brought their boys and it turned out to be a great family experience. The kids were all inseperable. They divided up into their pairings as soon as we met up with them - Emma with Grey, Ellie with Banks, and Bo with Mack. They stayed like this pretty much the entire time!

We visited Candytopia Thursday morning, headed to the Children's Museum after lunch, then went back to the hotel in Buckhead for a little swim/hot tub time before dinner at a nearby restaurant. The kids were amazing with each other and although slightly exhausting, I think the adults had fun as well. Unfortunately, we had to end the week on a slightly sad note. Before we left on our trip, Sa, Worth's grandmother passed away. We all gathered at Mia and E.W.'s house the Saturday after our spring break adventure to have lunch and celebrate Sa's life. I think the kids enjoyed the extra day together, but it was melancholy none the less. We will all miss Sa, but we know she is with Gramps again and they are dancing at the feet of Jesus.

This past week has been back to reality of school, sports, projects, and of course, the Masters. Worth and I were able to go up to Augusta this past Saturday and attend the annual golf tournament. This year, Worth suggested I invite 2 of my very best friends who happen to be golf fans. Kathryn brought her husband, and since we only had one more ticket, Lauren came solo and left her husband with their kids in Statesboro. We had such a good time. We got a little time in with Worth's other grandmother, Granny Rae, who is 94 years old. She is doing amazing and is a most precious human being.

Here are some pictures from the past couple of weeks!

Since I had to work the beginning of the week of spring break, the kids split their time in Tifton between Mia and Dubs house and Grandma and Papa's house. I was able to meet up with them that Wednesday night and found them playing in my old stomping ground. The tree swing was my favorite thing in the backyard when I was growing up.

Emma having her turn

Emma and Papa rocking on the back porch

Mack had a grand time being pushed by his sisters.

Daddy asked me to take his picture:)

We made it to Candytopia that Thursday morning and met up successfully with the Berrymans!

Each room had candy for the taking. In the first room, chocolate dropped from the ceiling. You can tell by Ellie's face in this picture that she was amazed.

They had green screen spots that you could get group pictures. Banks' head got cut out of this chocolate picture.

This room was a little hazardous.

Another fun picture taken by the Candytopia crew. I'm just glad we were able to fit all 6 kids into it.

There was a room with swings, which seemed to be the favorite of Mack and Bo.

Mack and Bo were really studying the candy Mona Lisa, so I had to snap their picture in front of her.

Emoji masterpiece. Ellie's favorite.

I thought this was a fun display of Ray Charles. Even funnier that Uncle Jay photo bombed.

Ellie was loving the candy ocean scene.

A huge shark head made of nothing but candy.

Grey wanted his picture in the shark as well.

The candy containers in each room were really the highlight.

Grey, Ellie, and Banks showing off another candyshark.

The confetti room was everyone's favorite!

There were even pigs shooting confetti from unspeakable places.

my favorite picture

The marshmallow pit was the end of the tour.

Bowers and Berrymans in marshmallows

The children's museum was up next. The kids could have stayed all day in the play grocery store and waffle house restaurant.

They all loved playing at "Publix"

Ellie does love a rock wall.

Mack made a brief stop at the sandbox area

Emma found something to create

Mack driving the produce truck to "Publix"

You can't really tell from my pictures, but this was a huge area that involved levers, pulleys, and tools to get small balls to roll around and either drop on the floor, go into water, or go back to where it started. The kids were AMAZED with this and fought with other kids over turns with some of the "equipment'"

There was an area you could surf or snow ski. Grey was killing it.

Emma, always keeping up with Grey

Friday morning we arrived a little early to Fernbank, so we had some quality cousins in the car time.

They were pumped about the dinosaurs

Fernbank here come the Bowers/Berryman crew!

There were tons of these all over Fernbank. This one of Emma and Grey is one of my favorites. :)

Ellie and her glory.

There was a weather area where you stood in front of the green screen and attempted to give the weather report like they have to on the news. Ellie and Emma LOVED this.