April Activities

April is one of the busiest times of the year for our family. Michael and Luke have birthdays, soccer season is in full swing, and we are all itching to finish our school year.

We celebrated Michael's birthday at Chuck E. Cheese's with friends. On his actual birthday we had lunch at CiCi's pizza and then came home for his big surprise. Nick and Zack created a scavenger hunt for him to find clues that Corey had made. First was a print out of plane tickets, then hotel reservations, next a certificate for 5 shares of Disney stock, and finally he found a page with Disneyland photos that read "Michael and Daddy are going to Disneyland!" He was so excited! He said it was the best birthday ever, and that was before he knew about the trip. At 8 years old Michael is a great kid! He is generous, creative, imaginative, and makes us laugh every day.

Four days later it was time to celebrate Luke's first birthday. Even his brothers said it was hard to believe it has already been a year since he joined our family. He loved his lawn mower and digging into his cake. I made him his own cake to destroy and an ice cream cake for the rest of us to eat. We took lots of pictures and enjoyed the day with him. He is such a joy to have in the family. He is an active little guy, and it takes all of us to keep up with him. He is curious and is really attached to his mommy, daddy, and brothers. He loves to be outside and kick a soccer ball.

Somehow in the middle of the big birthdays I managed to take bluebonnet pictures of the kids. I want to take them every spring, but the only bloom here in Texas for a few weeks, and it has been several years since we have done it. On the school front, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. We only have 4 or 5 weeks left before we take a break for the summer. It's been a good year, but we are all ready for a break. It is a challenge to get school done with a now walking baby around, so it will be nice to just enjoy chasing him around for a couple of months. I have also finished my first month of what I call AW365 - my photo a day for a year project. It has been fun carrying a camera everywhere I go and getting shots of everyday things.