Not the Spring Break I had planned!

So this week and next week I am on Spring Break.  We had planned to do a day at the spa, relaxing, getting massaged, soaking, just enjoying the relaxation.  We planned on going to Sea World or Disneyland with the kids.  We planned on going to Arizona for the Cleveland Indians Spring Training Baseball games.  It was going to be fun and exciting, a great Spring Break.  Things don't go as planned sometimes!!! Our washer decided to die, it's the motor so it will cost a good chunk of change to fix it or maybe even buy a new one.  Then on Tuesday I went out to get in my car and it wouldn't start.  It made a clicking noise, a loud clicking noise.  I thought it was my battery but all my lights and radio came on so it's the starter.  That going to cost us more money! 
So we are now doing a stay-cation for Spring Break.  We have made a nice dinner every night and sat together and ate dinner.  We have had family movie night, The Flight of the Navigator.  We have started planning and pricing our daughters Sweet 16 birthday party which will be in November.  We have watched shows that have piled up on our DVR, and we have walked around the mall just to get out of the house.  The best part so far has been our family hike up Mt. Rubidoux.  It was suppose to rain yesterday but it was sunny and pretty outside so we decided to go outside and get some exercise.  My brother and his girlfriend have been hiking up the mountain a few times a month and now I wanted to try it.  We packed everyone up and headed up the mountain.  It was a nice hike up, we took the less steep but longer route up the mountain.  I had the baby strapped to me in the pouch and my husband ended up carrying our 2 year old on his shoulders.  We talked and laughed while walking up the mountain.  The kids climbed rocks and jumped off rocks.  We had to stop while a snake slithered across the trail (my husband is deathly afraid of snakes so that was not a fun part for him) and then we continued on our path.  We finally reached the top and my legs were BURNING!!!  I had a 16 pound baby strapped to me so that was an added workout, which I loved!  She was great in her pouch, looking at everything, smiling as people passes, and talking while we walked.  Anyway, up at the top the view was beautiful even with the clouds that were rolling in.  We got lots of pictures; we even got a picture with the place where we got married almost 10 years ago in the background.  We all had huge smiles on our faces, it was a great family day.
The lesson learned here were two things: First, you don't need money to have fun family time!  The second thing is family exercise is fun!  You don't need the gym to get out and have a good workout!  So the Spring Break is not going as planned but it is going GREAT!!! Get out and enjoy the outdoors, we are!!!