April 2019

My oldest nephew, Ben, came down with his school from Yuma to run an event in the Hohokam invitational track meet. He made Gwen and Emily feel like celebrities because he came right to them from the field where events were happening! He even had us cross the track with him to get to our parking area (instead of walking all the way around like we normally would have had to do) and it was so awesome! We were all thrilled! Ben is the best! We just really like heckling him. We see him often and just holler his name until he giggles! 

Jake spent a week in Chicago for work. He had a blast. He still talks about the food and ball game he went to, and he visited a few popular landmarks!

I took Gwen and Emily to a park I LOVED to go to growing up. It's called the Park of the Canals, and it is right by my childhood home. It was so windy and I took pictures of them and Fred, and they still make me crack up!

We went to the same park to celebrate Gideon's birthday!

Gwen and Emily participated in a program called Sound Beginnings this last January. I would take them every Tuesday to see Miss Jenny and we would learn simple concepts of music theory. At the end of the month, we had a recital. It was so sweet! The girls were so proud of the songs they learned, and Gwen wanted to do it next year, so I think that's a measurable sign that she is interested!

We went with Morgan, Kate, Megan, and Jeremy to the Desert Botanical Garden! We got to see a lot of butterflies and my girls were terrified! It was hysterical! If any butterflies touched them, they'd scream! The other park goers were not amused but I couldn't help to laugh! We spent the morning there and had a fun time exploring the outdoor games they had. We made it to 11:30 ish and then decided the heat was too much and we got out of there!