April Happenings

I always try to do something tricky for the boys on Aprils Fools Day in regards to their meals. This year we had Shepherds Pie on the menu. Or was it???

I used cocoa rice krispies for the ground beef with green & orange jelly beans for the peas & carrots. The mashed potatoes were marshmallow fluff & then I torched the top. It was pretty funny!

We had to meet Dad at the bank really early one morning to sign some papers for the the practice. So I treated these two hooligans to donuts afterwards.

The yearly buzz cut

These two have been loving helping their dad work on their bunk beds. This is the staining phase.

The finished product! It turned out perfect & the boys absolutely LOVE sleeping in it & sharing a room.

Doug had a work function at a baseball game which happen to be the same night that was Gavin's Parents Night Out at school. So we divided & conquered. It turned out being perfect getting some one on one time with our boys.

Liam had a blast watching the baseball game with Dad!

Showing me his artwork that was on display. I sure love this creative boy of mine. We decided to make a date out of our night together & went to Chili's (his choice) for dinner afterwards.

He was quite the gentleman after dinner. He ran ahead of me while walking to the car & opened my door with his arm swinging out & bowing down. :) Melted my heart.

The weekend after I had just been in San Antonio with my parents I drove down again with these girls from my ward to attend Time Out For Women. It was a lot of fun getting to know them better & getting spiritually motivated by all the wonderful speakers.

Alycia, Christie, Me & Tawny

This kid has a thing for "ooey-gooey cheesy sandwiches" !

One afternoon while running into the grocery I noticed the gorgeous roses. I decided to stop in my tracks & have the boys stop too to smell them. They took a minute or two to smell different ones expecting them to smell different. :)

Gotta love it when we get to have a date night! We went to see a comic and I can't even remember his name. But he was funny & we had a good time with our friends.

I got after Gavin when I found that he had torn a page in his scripture story book. A couple hours later I found this written on the chalk board in their playroom.

"I am sorry for ripping the Book of Mormon." Ya gotta love his drawing which happens to be Nephi giving a thumbs up. :)

We got a lovely little visit from our friends the Carters who were in town for Ryan's dental conference. I met up with Denyse & the kiddos during the day at the Dallas zoo.

{Gavin, Liam, Kinsley, Ryden & Kadence}

 It was so much fun seeing them & catching up with Denyse. I hadn't seen her since we moved from Buffalo.

That night after putting kids to bed I walked by our room & noticed this...

It made me smile to see them having a moment together all snug in our bed. :)