Piano

Kari spent months preparing for Syllabus, a rigorous piano theory "test." She did very well but was glad when it was done. Then she and Aubrey both participated in the piano Junior Festival, and both earned "Superior" ratings. So proud of them both and their hard work. They have an amazing piano instructor, too!

Braces for Aubs

Third kid in braces!

Spring Crazy and Easter

The month of April was a whirlwind for our family! I ended up subbing 16 days in April. One whole week for a teacher who was at conference all week, and then just a lot of other days at all three kids' schools. That, on top of track for Joel, Hoopsource basketball for Joel, tennis for Kari, volleyball for Aubrey, and piano lessons, syllabus, and jr. festival for Aubrey and Kari made for a nutty April.

Easter crept up on us again this year. We did manage to plant our Easter grassy hill in time this year, and we squeezed egg-dying Saturday night. I also managed to make the hot-cross-buns I was determined to have again this year.

The kids busted out their kindergarten paint-shirts for egg-dying this year. We were laughing at how the shirts actually fit them now. In kindergarten they were intended as a cover-all and went down past their knees. Our kids are getting all grown up! But not too grown up for dying eggs.

Our church had a Good Friday service this year, and I was so glad. With our hectic schedule, it felt like we didn't have a lot of time to mentally prepare for Resurrection Day. The service was the perfect start to our weekend. The whole family was able to go, and our hearts were prepared to celebrate.

Just Grant

All the big kids were gone one tonight, so it was just Greg and I with the little man, watching a movie together on the couch—a glimpse into our future when the others are grown and gone. (Just my hair in this photo, ‘cause I was already in my pj’s, face washed and no makeup. 😄Happy Friday!