April Adventures

Strawberry picking

 

 Hiking up Pine Mountain in Cartersville with Jennifer and Ella (I'm finding other things to do instead of running so much) 

 LDS Pioneer Trek prep hike on Berry Campus with the youth. 

 Tim ran a 10 mile race at the Chickamauga Battlefield while I walked with the kids. It was a beautiful morning, and a very scenic walk. The kids really love being part of our races! They even got shirts and SWAG!

We Love Easter!

 Remember how I said we love visitors? Well, guess who came for Easter!? Aunt Aubrey!!! We didn't do too much, but we DID have an awesome weekend.

Easter happened to fall on Ty's birthday this year, but we did most of the celebrating on Saturday.

 These two are hilarious. And my favorites.

 Egg Hunt

Back in St. George, my family has a big Easter weekend reunion/celebration. I am always sad to miss, so I throw an Easter Party when I can. This year we threw it a few weeks early, and it was a big success.

Egg hunting

 The kids all made out like bandits and had a great time.

And don't forget our "Peep's Show!" Ours was supposed to be Moana, but our overachiever attendees made theirs ahead of time and beat ours by far. Really far.

Happy Birthday Ty!

I can't believe I have a big 5 year old!  Ty wanted a Transformers party, but I hadn't been feeling well (pregnancy), so I managed to talk him into a low key party. It just so happened that April 15th was the Rome Braves' opening day and they even had fireworks after the game! We ate cake and ice cream with Ty's friend Emmanuel from church, then headed to the stadium.

Ty's shark Snuggie from Aunt Aubrey 

Lucy and I took little ice cream cups to Ty's preschool class.

Helping sister.

More Visitors

We love having visitors, and it was so fun that Grandpa Tom and Grandma Sheila were able to come out from Utah! Their trip involved lots of hikes, walks, and FOOD! Starting with the Honeymoon Bakery.

Next up was a visit to Berry Campus, a hike up to the lake from the Old Mill, and a tour of Oak Hill, Martha Berry's home. It was my first time there, too, and the tour was LONG, but the grounds were very nice. It is also the home in Sweet Home Alabama, one of my favorite movies!

Grandma and Grandpa came during Conference Weekend, so we headed up to the cabin to relax, hike, and listen. 

 Hiking at Cloudland Canyon State Park

 

We also headed to Chattanooga for the Children's Discovery Museum, where the kids had a blast!

 

Building a car!