April blew by quick due to us being extremely busy in our household. We had a couple birthdays, Easter, spring break, my dad from Vermont came to visit us, accomplished a lot of yard work, new church callings (hubby is a scout master assistant and second counselor to the young men while I teach 5-6 year old primary children), and our puppy Jagger kept me on my toes since he acts like a toddler eating/chewing everything in sight and occasionally has potty accidents in the house.
Big sister turned 13 years old on April 5th and had a birthday party with some friends! I cannot believe that she is officially a teenager!
Her birthday theme was her favorite colors Orange, Purple, and Blue!
The kids played the following games: darts with balloons on sheet rock, Goldfish catch, cartoon couples match game, truth and dare, bubble gum relay, etc. They ate pizza, bread sticks, cake, and ice cream. The teenangers appeared very happy and entertained. Big sis even made a groovy play list on her iPod, which they jammed to during the party.
Our beautiful little sister turned nine years old on April 15th! She requested a very rich chocolate Reese's peanut butter cup cake. We bought moose tracks ice cream, devil's food cake mix, chocolate frosting. I did two round cakes and put ice cream in between the cakes. Then frosted it and crumbled Reese's cups all over... We stored it in the freezer. YUM! She loved her girly presents a pink fuzzy blanket, a purple kick ball, sock monkey slippers, fairy dolls, Strawberry Shortcake play set, and a purple Lego set.
Little Sis read to Grandpa Coleman while he was in town. He visited for a couple days during the third week of April. We had a lovely BBQ with my sister's family on a Sunday evening and hung out. On another day, he and I went to my mother's grave and had lunch together. Then we ate enchiladas at my place for dinner one evening and my sister stopped by after work. It was a great experience for my girls to be reconnected with him since it has been over six years since he last came out.
Big Sis reading to Grandpa!
Yard work and gardening is a lot of work! I have already spent many hours weeding, ack! We trimmed rose bushes, thinned fruit trees, fertilized the lawn, chopped limps off our out of control English walnut tree, planted seedlings and flowers! I absolutely love having a greenhouse! It has been cool this spring and my plants survived thankfully. I hope we have a successful harvest in the next couple months!
I adore my little "puff ball" or "toasted marshmallow" bichon frise/poodle puppy! Jagger makes me laugh and smile everyday! I enjoy taking him on walks, car rides, kissing him, and cuddling him. He is entertaining when he chases his tail, plays with his favorite squeaky lady bug toy by pushing it on our legs while we walk, and prances when he moves around the house. He definitively has "The Moves Like Jagger!" John and I are determined to learn how to groom him (nails, haircut, etc) since taking him to the groomers costs a lot of bling bling! Isn't he the cutest puppy ever??? XOXOX
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