April events so far

Well it was spring break last week and we made a trip to Walla Walla to see our good friends. Oh it was so fun! The kids had a great time with their friends. It would have been nice to see the sun but oh well. After being in the house 4 day -with a few breaks in the weather so the kids could go to the park, jump on the trampoline, or run around, it was nice to go to the YMCA and swim for an hour in the warm "family" pool. We even got to spend an extra day due to the weather in the pass being less than desirable to travel through. I must admit it is hard for me to be away from home, even when I get to spend 3 days straight talking, scrapbooking and really doing nothing except hanging with my friend...you would think i would never want to return but me being who i am I looked forward to coming home to my home. I know, I know this week i want to go back-- I just can't be satisfied. It was a great time and we can't wait to see our friends again. We just wish they lived closer.

Prior to leaving for Walla Walla we had a Pre- birthday party for Nicholas. We wanted Grandpa to be there and since he was leaving for warm, sunny Arizona we celebrated a tad early. I can't believe my buddy boy is 4 years old. I will of course be posting a tribute to him when i finish scrapping his "actual" birthday pictures but until then here is a pre-tribute collage. I love this little boy and his smile, his goofiness, he eagerness...i love everything about him- even those things I don't like. :) He makes our family complete.



I can't believe i forgot to post about Alex's first blue and gold dinner for scouts. He and David got to make a cake together. It was actually a family effort because of time issues. The first cake Alex made from scratch all my himself, with my help in getting the ingredients out and measured but he did it all. Nicholas and friends, after being told not to touch, enjoyed taste testing the cake and I hurriedly whipped up another cake. That evening David and Alex frosted and decorated the cake together while i sat in another room so I wasn't tempted to tell them how to do it or get in the way. That evening as we ate dinner and admired all the other amazing cake displays Alex was "initiated" from Tiger to Wolf. It was fun and i look forward to many years of scouts- all the way through eagle- and of course to learning how to sew on patches--anyone up for teaching me how.