Our April

I know it is the end of May, but here are some highlights from the month of April.

After a week in sunny Las Vegas, we enjoyed the fickle weather of Colorado.  This is the snow we got on the 3rd.  Yep, the 3rd of April.  Which was only surpassed by the two hour delay for snow on the 12th of May.

 The kids had fun.

 Grant can't see.

 Bradley and his snow angel.  Because of the long spring break the kids didn't have to miss any school for this snow storm.  It melted pretty quickly, most was gone by the next day.

After the snow it got a little warmer and we were pretty excited to get ready for conference.  The kids did pretty well this year, we did a lot of "sewing" on foam plates and learning how to hold a crochet hook.  I decided to make something special for breakfast.  Blueberry french toast bake from 365 Days of Baking & More.

 This kids didn't like it but Brandon and I really enjoyed it.

William had to complete his science project.  I don't know if it is the same at other schools, but the projects have to be experiments with testable questions.  He was testing which type of Mentos got the biggest reaction from Diet Coke.

 A lot of weighing and picture taking.  He really had fun with the experiment and I made Brandon help him put the display board together this year.  When the projects were displayed at the school, the school also displayed artwork and writing from all of the students.  They called it AWSTEM night.  William and Caitlyn also had the opportunity to play the piano while people looked at the displays.  The music teacher invited those who take lessons to prepare some pieces.

Easter came to our house again.  The kids had a fun egg hunt with friends at a park and I got absolutely no pictures.

I made ties and skirts for the kids for Easter.  A labor of love, and dresses intimidate me.

 Mostly happy kids, I don't know why Britton looks mad, and Grant wouldn't drop his blanket.

 Grant got a little distracted by Daddy in the picture.

 I tried my hand at making a skirt to match the girls.

 Look at the muscles!

Such a handsome boy!  I decided to try bow ties for the younger boys this year.  I've had a pattern for a couple of years but never tried it.  As soon as I finished the bow ties, William said he wanted one also.  So the boys got bow ties, but Brandon was happy with a regular tie.