April

Whew, that month went fast!  We had another busy and fun month.  Erin was off of school until the 16th, so we really enjoyed having lots of fun with her and doing special fun things.  We had a fun outing at Pullen Park on the 3rd with our neighbor friends, followed by a picnic there.



We went to an outdoor concert that Friday evening at Bass Lake, where Erin cut a rug!  We had a big weekend that weekend, including Erin's dance class on Saturday morning, then going to an NCSU baseball game with neighbor friends and tailgating beforehand.  We had a cookout here on Sunday evening with Oliver, Ike, their parents, Ms. Liz, and Mr. David that was a lot of fun.  On the 10th, we went to the NCSU Farm Animal Days with Oliver, Ella, Ethan, and Mrs. Ellen, Erin's teacher!



We all went to "church playgroup" on the 12th...my attendance was sporadic at best this spring due to our mountain trip and events at Erin's school, but I gave it my best shot.  Logan, Ansley, Ben, Aunt Leslie, Uncle Chris, and Grandma and Grandpa A. all came up that weekend to meet us, Cole, Uncle Dale, and Aunt Maria for the Raleigh Autism Speaks walk, Logan's 6th birthday celebration, AND camping!  It was Erin's and Ansley's first time going, and the report was that Ansley did great and Erin did ok.  At least it wasn't a flop!



We all went to church on Sunday, and then they all went home.  Erin got to join in on a few of Anna's Monday morning "dance" classes that ended on the 29th...thank goodness; I think we were both getting tired of the same thing every week, and not much dance!  She is already excited about her summer dance class that starts in June, where real dancing will take place.  Erin went back to school against her will on the 16th, and is just now not complaining as much about going to school, 2 weeks later.  It takes her awhile to get back in the groove.  We had a fun weekend over the 20th-21st, including Matthew's 5th birthday party at Jumpin' Jax in Garner (a little-known secret for those parents in this area) and a cookout at his house, and Erin and Daddy got to go to a Carolina Hurricanes hockey game on Saturday night with her dance class.  She had a blast, enjoying the inflatable slide in the parking lot, concessions, and the luxury box.  I don't know if she actually saw or cared about the actual hockey playing.  Sunday after church and our now-tradition of post-church donuts with Cole, Mommy went to the Farmers Market to get flowers, and we had Cole and his parents come over to eat spaghetti.  Last week was fairly tame with our usual trips to the Y, watching Cole, and other normal stuff.  Saturday morning we and Laney went to Caitlin's birthday party at Kids Together Park,



then Cole came over and Mommy got to take him home and watch him at his house while Uncle Dale and Aunt Maria went to a wedding!  That rounded out our month...it was a great one, and a busy one!  We are looking forward to more spring fun in May, and summer coming soon!  I thought I heard somewhere that there may be a birthday or two coming up next month...I am reminded of it about 15 times a day by our soon-to-be 3-year old, seen here celebrating her first day having Mommy back to herself: