Meanwhile, back in Baltimore, Scott was holding down the fort. His biggest challenge was keeping Cookie and Pika engaged. He managed to get himself back and forth to school, which was especially challenging in the mornings since we turned the clocks back. It was very dark in the morning, so he headed out with a flashlight. He was going to ride his bike, but it was pretty cold and rainy. And it turned out he had to deal with a snow storm on Tuesday! Finally, a snow day and a half! In March! So he really only had to get himself to school on 4.5 days out of the week. And on Friday, Allison came home for her Spring Break. The two of them had a great time on Saturday night when they invited Tyler over for a video game and pizza night. Scott spent his day at a Boy Scout leadership class.  Overall though a great weekend for the two of them without the parents. We kept in touch during our trip though and sent lots of photos(just letting them know what they were missing). It is quite an experience going on vacation without the kids!

We would have loved to have taken them with us, but their Spring Breaks were just not on the calendar. Allison was off for her Spring Break the week after we returned home. And she really couldn't miss school-she had too many projects and tests scheduled. Plus, the weekend we left she was headed up to Atlantic City for a frisbee tournament. We told her to get out and try her hand at gambling, but she said she was too busy with frisbee. And freezing!  The weather was getting pretty chilly with the upcoming snowstorm. They actually had some snow on the ground already. 

And Scott was very busy with school(on the days he went anyway). He would have participated in his Robotics tournament on the following Saturday, but he was already scheduled to attend the Boy Scout leadership program which lasted all day. Since I did not know what our schedule looked like, I did not sign him up for work. He probably could have put in a few hours since Allison was home to give him a ride. But I think they enjoyed spending time with each other instead!