April Activities

It's hard to believe that last time I updated our blog was four months ago. But, as any teacher can relate, the last two months of school are often the craziest. Likewise, the beginning of summer can be just as crazy adjusting to a newer, slower routine!

But our April was also filled with fun and excitement at home as well! Jake had lots of excitement. He started eating solid foods. And is it a hoot! For the most part he has truly enjoyed every ounce of food that he has tried. Once he figured out how the whole eating process works he has really enjoyed it. He quickly learned how the spoon works and often insists on using the spoon himself. I guess Mom just doesn't feed fast enough!




Another exciting event was going to see Cousin Cassidy at her Junior Prom! Jake got all dressed up and we went to watch Cassidy take pictures at her school. We also went to her date's house to see some more pictures there. Is her dress absolutely beautiful or what?!? I, of course, was just elated that Jake didn't spit up on all that gorgeousness! He was a trooper!


April also brought Jake's first Easter. I was so excited as a new Mom to celebrate Christ's resurrection with my little guy. Of course, I was also excited to do the other fun festivities -- getting an Easter basket ready for him and, of course, finding an Easter bunny!


That proved to be a challenge, to say the least! I scoured the local newspapers looking for an Easter Bunny in the area. We had to have Jake's first Easter with a bunny, don't you think? Well, I found the best idea: The Easter Bunny was at Johnson Creek! At the outlet mall! Parents, bring your own camera for a photo op! Perfect, I thought. Everything starts at 2:00. We got there about 2:20 and the bunny was no where to be found. We looked, we asked at the Nike store, we were taken down to the mall office. Oh, the Easter bunny was done by 2:15. "Excuse me?!?" Oh, goodness. But the good news! "He's down at the Gap store doing the fashion show." Follow that bunny!!! Well, this determined mama found that bunny and got the age old picture for Jake's memory book. And boy was it a memory for the story books!


Easter morning came and we rose mighty early for the sunrise service at church. Thankfully it wasn't much earlier than our usual time (mine and Jake's usual time, that is). Daddy had a little tougher time getting up and going. But our Easter service was phenomenal, as always. And I was so excited to get our first family picture in front of the collection of flowers at the front of church. It's fun to start getting those monumental pictures taken.

Alleluia! He is arisen!