Even Sweeter April

The highlight of April was a visit from K-Rae, Paisley, and Elyse and her babies.  The weather continued to be beautiful and we enjoyed walks, visits to the park, a trip The Science Center, a few girls nights and lots of yummy food.  My cousin Elyse wrote a great post about the visit and if you have the magic word you can see it here.  We are so grateful that they made the long drive to come visit!  We loved every second.

Dog Pile on Paisley!!!

K-Rae and Kendra

Cute cuz N

Elyse, Baby C, Shar

The most adorable and chubby baby!!

Berry and K-Rae at bedtime

Baby C and Spud - about 5 months apart

Story time with Paisley

N really wanted a bath and hopped in clothes and all!

Playing at the Park

Girls night craft

The whole gang

  

Sweet April

Life just keeps getting sweeter and busier!  A few happenings in April -

Easter Hunt and Dinner with Fisher's boss, Kay

April Fools "Cupcakes" for dinner

Berry's favorite sleeping spot

Curl up on the nice soft tile

Big sister's swim suit is even cozier

Lots of fun at Hawaiian family dinner dance at school

Soccer season again - Lou's team

Curly's team

    

March A and Z

We enjoyed a lovely spring break in the middle of march, but before we post about that - let's cover the beginning and the end.  Fisher and T-man co-coached Curly and Lettie's city rec basketball team.  This was a first for all of them and I think they all really enjoyed it.  Curly improved a lot and now loves to go out and shoot baskets whenever she has a spare moment.  The good experience they had was inspiration to get Fisher a basketball standard for his birthday and it has proved to be a fun gift for the whole family.  Fisher and I celebrated his birthday with a dinner date and then a family dinner on Sunday.

Daddy-Daughter team

Hours of fun in a box!

Happy Birthday Fisher!

 

The little man is growing so fast!

Always ready to chow!

Spud is becoming more mobile every day.  He crawls very quickly and is even quicker to get into things!  But, he still prefers for mom to carry him around and loves to be held (especially when it is time to make dinner).

We ended the month celebrating Easter.  I enjoyed singing in an Easter Fireside the Sunday prior to Easter.  We had an Easter egg hunt on Saturday night with the kids in our babysitting rotation.  We decided to have the hunt in the dark with flashlights and it was a hit!

 

 

Joyous Easter!

So grateful to have these sweet little souls to be with forever!

 

Spring Break

We had a great spring break "stay-cation."  Grandpa Duck and Grandma C came to visit and play for the whole week and we packed in as much fun as possible.  The weather was beautiful with pleasant warm days and just slightly cool evenings, perfect for sitting around a candle lit table in the backyard while the kids played on the lawn.   Shar and I enjoyed the opportunity to make good food for people (adults) who would enjoy it, so we ate really well.  There was lots of good conversation, tickles, laughter, treats and some help with home improvement projects too.  Spending the week with our family was wonderful. It was an idyllic and lovely week!  Here are just a few of the highlights -

Day 1 - Children's Museum of Phoenix

Grandpa enjoyed it as much as the kids :)

Spud and Grandpa

Lettie helping Berry go shopping

A cute not Lou wrote for Grandpa

 Translation: "Dear Grandpa, You are funny because you talk like a duck.  From Lou.  ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Day 2 - Cookout in the backyard

 

Washing feet  before a campout in the backyard

Day 3 - Hike at West Wing Park

Barbeque at Lovells

Family basketball scrimmage

Cousin tea party

The finale of the week was a weekend trip to Tucson.  Not exactly a destination, but we had never been there and since we live in AZ, we thought we should check it out.  We had a great time.  We hiked and swam in Sabino Canyon (the "oasis" of Tucson), ate great mexican food, visited a very fun and magical miniatures museum, and learned a lot at the Sonoran Desert Museum.

The tram ride up Sabino Canyon

Hiking in Sabino

Testing out the water hole

Waters fine!  Jump on in!

Spud and Grandpa

Two peas in a pod

Grandpa duck and Grandma C

The miniature museum

Sonoran Desert Life Museum

Curly trying on bat ears

The end of a lovely week