APRIL FOOLS

Here are a few highlights from the month of APRIL:

 

CRAZY NAP HEAD and FACE (my sick kids)

We had some wicked bug fly through the three young ones. Connor and Brielle handled it the best, but poor Brecon honestly didn't leave the bathroom floor for two days! We brought in a small bed for him, so between the "out both ends" violence and sickness he could rest. I felt like I was on full-time comforter mode, snuggling was nice, but  there was nothing else I could do until it was all over. I felt so horrible for them all. It was a relief for them all to be healthy again.

 

 

BEAUTIFUL WINGS on an ANGEL

Connor's hair had been growing out for most of the winter and it was so beautiful and curly, here is the blown-dry version before we took him over to our neighbors house who just LOVED when he came strutting over to play.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN!

To celebrate our amazing man, Ben took us all to the store and bought everyone in the family a present! The boys were thrilled and excited to get a gift on their Daddy's birthday. They even were heard saying "I want to do this for my birthday". They spent the rest of the evening building their guys and playing with them together.

 

I got out a little art activity for the boys one afternoon. Paint and goo  and little hands all over the place. By the end our entire table had their creations spread out to dry.

Brecon got a little bunny basket from kindergarten with a few pieces of chocolate and a real brown egg inside as well. He has also had some big changes going on in his mouth with different teeth falling out or being extracted from the dentist (poor guy) and lately I have been calling him the "Toothless Wonder".  To top it all off-- he also no longer has his two front teeth! It makes me giggle to hear him talk and watch his little tongue work around all the gaps in his mouth.

 

FAIRY WARRIORS

Ben has this amazing talent with making balloon animals and swords. Little did me know he is also great at making the neighborhood into fairy warriors with balloon wings. The kids all loved running around with their wings on, only popping them on the wall a few times!

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIELLE!!!



A first birthday just isn't complete without a shower to wash off the birthday cake mess. Actually this is a pretty normal occurrence after any messy meal, but we can still pretend that this is the traditional birthday bath!

To celebrate this special day I made angel food cake for the first time from scratch and it  took forever!!! Add some flour, gently fold in the flour, separate 12 egg white (WHAT?!?!) Beat for 20 minutes until stiff peaks form.... you get the idea. SO just in case my cake from scratch didn't turn out I made a Betty Crocker back-up--- YES, now this was more like it. There didn't seem to be a preference for either one and Brielle seemed to enjoy the strawberry shortcake and whipped cream. She is such a sweet little girl and growing up so fast! We all love her!

 

RED HOT READER

Cael worked really hard to be a gold medalist for the Red Hot Reader month at school. This included reading for an hour on school nights and 2 hours on the weekend. I was impressed to see him dedicate that time to reading, even if he really wanted to do something else. He is competitive that way and he really does love to read!