Even though I have a really crazy day planned today, I wanted to take advantage of Brielle's nap time and update this blog. April flew in the front door and out the back like one of my teenagers! Where it went I have no idea. I do know that spring is here I am loving the flowers and blossoms on all the trees. Especially my "Shelly tree" I call it that because we planted it on Sept. 5th last year which is Shelly's birthday. It is actually a fruitless weeping cherry tree and I love how it adds to our front yard.
I am not always on top of things when it comes to April Fools day, but this year I found some things online that I really wanted to try. For dinner we had cupcakes with ice cream and carmel sauce (Meatloaf baked in muffin tins "frosted" with mashed potatoes colored with pink food coloring with potatoes on the side and gravy.) Then for dessert we had grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup. (pound cake frosted with orange frosting in the middle with strawberry smoothie in a bowl) I should of gotten better pictures of the kids faces because even though they knew what they were eating, it really played tricks on the mind! Fun times!!
Then the first week of April was Spring Break, so we thought we'd run off to Oregon and see the fam! We arrived on Thursday evening and stopped to see Multnomah Falls with Julie and her family joining us. We stayed in Sherwood with Dad and Connie! We went to Omsi for the day and made some stops to see friends. Here is a picture of Schuyler in front of Schuyler St. in Portland. Not very far from my High school.
On Saturday we drove to Eugene to visit my cousin Becky. I asked her parents not to tell her I was coming, it was fun to surprise her. They have a huge pond on their property and the kids found all these tree frogs. On Sunday we went to church with Dad and Connie then prepared an Easter feast. All my siblings came except Ryan, Victor and Nick. It was fun and crazy as usual. The kids enjoyed an Easter egg hunt and the adults visited. It was fun for us to see Brielle meet so many new cousins. She met her cousin Reagan who is only 5 weeks older than her and they had a great time visiting. I have to wonder if these two were friends in the preexistence, the way they hit it off. 
We drove home on Monday and got in our driveway around 11:30pm. I don't know how the boys made it through school on Tuesday! After a fun and very short trip things only got crazier. Kevin and Caleb joined the city Lacrosse team and have practice 3 days a week with games every Saturday. And by games, I mean we are driving to Pocotello, Logan, Ogden & Roy to play other teams. And usually they play an early game, take an hour break for lunch then play a second game against another team. All day event here! I am thrilled that the boys have found a sport they are really enjoying, but once I saw them all decked out in these uniforms, I had to wonder what kind of injuries are we about to see?! This is like football but with a stick and kids are fighting over a much smaller ball! They are wearing shoulder pads, elbow pads and helmets!
We have been fortunate to have some beautiful weather lately, so I went out and bought Brielle a small swimming pool. This pool will actaully be used as a sandbox later, but for a couple days I filled it with water and let Bri have fun in it. She was hesitant at first, but had so much fun once she figured it out.
I also made time this month to reupholster a couple dining chairs I had found at the DI. They were really easy to do and only $5 each. I love how they match so well with the dining table I also found at the DI for $10.
Before
Kevin after Caleb after
Well, there you have it my April in a nutshell. Now I am off to take the boys to Lacrosse practice, conduct our ward Enrichment meeting, and leave early from there to go to a parents meeting for Boys State, which Skyler has been accepted to go. (It's one of those nights where everything collides!)
Skyler applied in March for this oppertunity and was chosen out of several applicants to go to Weber State University the 1st week in June to learn more about Political Science. They have mock trials and debates etc... The American Legion is sponsering him (no fee for us) to go and by going he can earn a Political Science college credit. So proud of him to get this chance. Now, I just have to make it to this meeting. Planning commission meetings for Mark always fall on the worst days!
The agenda for May....Potty Training!!!
2 comments:
Such a busy month! I'm so glad you guys were able to make it out here. Reagan and Brielle were so cute together! Tell Kevin and Caleb congrats on being out of braces and Schuyler have fun at Weber State;) We love you guys!!!!
P.S. Good luck with potty training, it's so much fun...not. Although, look on the bright side-it's cheaper and eventually you don't have to have a diaper bag with you everywhere you go.
Wow, girl!! It is fun to get caught up!!! You have been doing awesome things! How neat. Great photos, too. (I have only ever done something for April Fools Day ONCE.) You are doing great stuff, even if it feels like you are being dragged behind a horse. That's how I feel some days. :) That lacrosse driving schedule is going to be a killer, but I sure hope they have fun. Lacrosse is HUGE out here. But I've never seen a game.
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