Spring Break...means being Sick.

We had so many plans over Spring Break. Play dates were scheduled for almost every day of the week, we were going to go to the zoo, and go to see the Thunderbirds out at Luke Air Force Base. We actually did get to go the zoo on Tuesday, before I realized that anything was wrong.

Katie's girl scout troop decided to go to the Wildlife Zoo and Aquarium on the west side of Phoenix (an hour away). Christian and I went with since it was Spring Break and all. Upon arriving I noticed many in our group were wearing green. I asked if I missed the memo and was laughed at...it was St. Patrick's Day. Somehow between the night before and that morning I completely forgot that part. All three of us got a sparkly clover leaf to put on our shirts from our ever so prepared leader Miss Cindy (with Scott here). St. Patty's Day was never a big deal at our house growing up...that's my story and I'm sticking to it!We were also lucky to get the group discount, because after we got into the zoo Katie felt awful and was stuck to me like glue. She didn't want to be without me. I kept on trying to get her to talk and walk with her buddy, thinking that she was just having a shyness attack or something. Then she started telling me that she didn't feel good. She had seemed fine that morning, but I imagine that was partly the excitement keeping the momentum going, so at first I wasn't buying it. I told Katie to smile for the picture. She held this face for as long as it took to take the picture, and then...

this is how she really felt...

I knew we were probably never going to come back to this place again, as for the distance and it was a bit spendy without the deal, so I tried to trudge on...

We went on a train ride and a boat ride and fed the Lorries...

and then Katie was officially done. She sat down on a bench and would not move until I said we were not going any further...in that direction at least. We had to go to the Aquarium! Christian really wanted to see the sharks. He was a little disappointed they didn't have a great white...apparently he didn't realize we are a bit inland for that type of acquisition. Even Monterey Bay Aquarium only gets the bigger sharks when they are hurt and then release them when they have healed. They had so many kinds of turtles, Christian really liked that. This alligator or crocodile turtle was huge...

We visited Dory...she found her family...

and the kids favorite part and what got Katie up off the floor was getting to touch the stingrays.

They would come up out of the water sometimes to look at you.

We did a (very) little log ride that was a fun little thrill before we left for home. Katie was just dragging and burning up. We got a slushies on the way home for a treat and Katie was officially done for the week.

We spent a lot of time in pajamas for the rest of the week. On Friday after three days of a fever we went into the doctor to get the official word that it was the flu. Katie got it at the tale end of the season, and a doozy of one too. The poor girl is still sick with a high fever and a cough. At least she didn't miss a lot of school... :)