April 2021

 FAMILY FUN

Audrey dressed up for Wacky Wednesday at school. It reminded me of how I used to dress as a child in the 80s.

Our little Strawberry Shortcake

Audrey in what she calls her Dorothy dress. 

Abby with a very flat loaf of bread. She didn't understand that the nutritional yeast I use to make vegan cheese is not the same as instant yeast.

Jared has been learning how to cut girl hair and has now taken on the role of barber for the entire household.

EASTER AND GENERAL CONFERNCE

The little girls in their new Easter dresses.

Brooklyn was excited to get her own Frozen parasol/umbrella.

Audrey is excited about our traditional Hot Cross Buns that we make each Easter to remind us of how Christ rose and overcame his death on the cross.

The kids with their Easter baskets. The older kids just wanted books.

Indoor Easter Egg hunt so our chocolate didn't melt.

Audrey helped me make our Easter dinner.

We were thrilled that we got to spend Easter Sunday listening to General Conference. My favorite part was when Brooklyn fell asleep on me for the first time in years. 

JEFFERSON PREP VARIETY SHOW

One nice thing about attending a small school is that Abby always has a chance to participate. She performed "Pirates of the Caribbean" on the piano, played her flute with the band, and acted out a couple skits with the Drama club. She did a great job!

MY BIRTHDAY

Abby and Maddy were sweet and made delicious Baklava to celebrate my 42nd birthday.

The kids all made me cute cards and we had a nice outing to watch Abby's variety show. Jared took me out to dinner at my favorite restaurant the following night.

BROOKLYN'S SELFIES

Brooklyn loves to steal my phone and take selfies.

BACKPACKING

Abby and Maddy had a fun backpacking trip with the Young Women.

COVID VACCINE

Jared has been fully vaccinated for a while, but I was hesitant. After being encouraged by the President Nelson to "Do all you can to bring COVID-19 numbers down in your area so that your temple opportunities can increase," I decided to go get vaccinated. I was nervous, but I kept singing "Follow the Prophet" in my mind before getting my shot. I didn't get the sore arm or fever like many people do, but I had about a week of horrible headaches as a result. 

VIOLIN RECITAL

Audrey's teacher put on a beautiful recital for all her students. Audrey hasn't mastered bowing yet, so she plucked out "Old McDonald." She is doing a great job learning all her fingering.

BIKE RIDING

It's become too hot to ride a bike after school, so we had to take Audrey to the park at night to practice. She finally learned how to ride a bike without training wheels.

Brooklyn likes to ride her plasma car while Audrey practices on her bike.

ICE SKATING

Brooklyn and Audrey did a great job ice skating.

Audrey was excited when she figured out to skate without her skatemate. 

Brooklyn complained that her nose was too cold.

Overall the kids had a wonderful time!