Realized And Reminded

The month of April has flown by and I've realized many things. Not so much realized, but more of a deeper understanding of things. For instance, I love to bake. That's not new, however, I was thinking this month that maybe one day I'll open a little bakery of my very own?! Who knows! Might be fun, uh? Then, I dropped Haley off at her "Kindergarten, Here I Come" day. I was reminded how very quickly she has grown up. Four out of five in school will leave me for the first time ever to entertain our remaining three year old all by myself. An exciting, but nerve racking thought. These two little gals play all day long together! I don't think Azure is going to accept me in her sister's place, especially since she has already informed me that I don't make the animal sounds as good as Haley. Next, our caterpillars hatched into beautiful butterflies and I was reminded what an awesome process that is for kids to watch take place. We had many beautiful evenings to enjoy flag tag. For the first time we decided to teach Azure the actual game and rules. It was so funny to watch her reactions and she realized for the first time what it's like for someone to steal her flags. Finally, we had LOTS of play dates at home and around town, and were reminded once again how very lucky we are for the many wonderful friends we have met here in NC.

Parties And Parks

Steven had a big birthday last week, but he's STILL in his 30's! We celebrated with fun presents and yummy treats. BYU cuff links and personalized M&M's with eye balls on them were among a few of the kids favorite present picks. We have also been taking immense advantage of the Spring weather hitting our area. Many trips to the park and flying kites, although our best kite got a little out of hand last week and ended up two streets over in a tall tree. The kids and I mourned this loss for quite a few days and hoped that somehow the kite would make his way out of the branches. Thus far, no such luck. With such great weather we had to make a trip to the best park around, which is about an hour away in a neighboring town. A few hours running around in "Camelot" and the majority of our kiddos return home tired and ready for bed.