The Hazard Chronicles

The kids have all been on spring break for the past week. They are also finally able to start going to school a full five days a week now, so they are ready to run hard into the home-stretch of the academic year. 

Speaking of running hard- they are all part of a "virtual race" right now in leu of the Bloomsday run in Spokane. For each day of the month that they run (not walk) 10 minutes or more, they get a point. As the points add up, the race organizers dole out prizes. They are all aiming for 20 days/points, because then we get a family trip to Silverwood. Also, it turns out that we have some pretty good runners in the family. If you are talking to our kids this month, be sure to ask them how they are doing with these goals. :)

For spring break, we all went to Utah to visit extended family. We got to catch up with people we hadn't seen in a long time. It was good.

I flew home early to work, and enjoyed a few days to myself. The rest of the family was home in time for Easter, and we had what will probably be our last ski day of the year. Jack and I spent the most time together racing down the mountain and pushing the definition of "control." Other kids took it a little easier, and everyone is looking forward to next year.

Anyway- here are some photos. Have a good week!

My cousin is in a dance company in Salt Lake. We met up with a bunch of people to go see his performance. Most of the kids stayed home with Rachel's mom, but we took Maren since she is the dancer in our family. She said she loved it and she actually had some insightful comments about the contemporary/abstract nature of the movement.

Museum day with Grandma and Grandpa great! These are two of my favorite people in the world, and I am proud to be their grandson.

Park day with Courtney

Night out with Shannon and Adrian

Easter egg hunt in Coeur d'Alene. Apparently there were seven thousand eggs hidden on the hill- some in plain sight, some not so much.

Maren and I searched for eggs for a little bit. Sort of. I think we got four between the two of us. It was more of a nice walk than anything, and we were easily (and pleasantly) distracted.

Maren and I sat on this little beach for a long time and just chatted. It was really nice. Later, Evelyn and Rachel came and joined us.

Jackson was by far our most devoted egg hunter. If you look closely in the background, you can also see the wild turkeys he found.

Alright- that's about it for this week. There should have been more photos of Utah and skiing, and less of the egg thing, but I guess the pictures don't always tell the whole story. It was a good week.