And now for April -- where has the time gone!
After a sad ending to March (Sam's great-grandmother's passing away), we started off April a bit sad but determined to live as Gram would've wanted: enjoying our lives and each other as much as possible. :-)
1st week of April:
With that in mind, SPL's school started off the month with a fieldtrip to the Hiller Aviation Museum. Neither of us had been so it was a new adventure. We learned about the
(who even dressed up in period garb), and SPL got to sit in cockpits of both
(simulated) and a
they'd detached the cockpit and first class section from the rest of the plane as there's only so much room a museum has). He also got to try his hand at being
On April 5, we went to Don Edwards Nature Preserve with our Adventure Day class. SPL enjoyed looking for birds
There was even an
once we started our hike so we got a good look at that. SPL enjoyed
and
Once we reached the bay, SPL and DL were busy
with the help of Teacher Tim's
We ended the Adventure Day
and some
-- perfect!
2nd week of April: Spring Break!
We kicked off spring break with a trip to Children's Discovery Museum with a Young 5s friend and one of his buddies. They tried their hands at
and
as they
into the air using geysers of water. And at the end of the week we caught up with some friends @ Ardenwood Farm. It was sweet to watch SPL
And all 3 big kids ran
even causing
when 1 decided to go the opposite way. But they worked it out! They
, and even found a
We also saw a swarm of bees and Daddy Mike was a good sport and
in the grassy area, much to their delight.
3rd week of April:
The week started off with a special treat: a visit from
(NGS was born in February and this was our first time meeting her). Her parents were very relaxed and let SPL hold her. SPL had many questions and NGS seemed to enjoy the attention from the "big kid."
Monday came and we were back to school -- happy to see our friends.Â
Tuesday we were off to Russian Ridge for another adventure with our Adventure Day friends (many of whom also were in our MWF PM class as well). Note: Russian Ridge is up at the top of some very twisty, turny roads so SPL and I took the long way (40 miles one way!) to avoid what happened last time (SPL having to get out of the car 4 times b/c he was car sick :-(). We
which was our longest hike to-date: 1 mile and 2572 ft elevation. Phew! We had time to take some photos so here is one of
,
and
We even found some
and
Last week of April:
came to school for his annual appearance on Earth Day. He helps the class celebrate spring by sharing a
(a Silly Bunny original),
, and hiding eggs outside so the kids can find them. The class also rewrote the classic tale of
(some kids weren't ok with Mr. MacGregor's bad behavior towards the bunnies) and
SPL, who is not an actor, was happily an audience member (there were 4 parts: parts III and
).
and
were also a highlight of this week. SPL had a blast (as did his mom who got to watch all the kids flying their kits while seated in the field taking photos).
We ended the week with
SPL
, and having a
of our own in our new house. The Easter Bunny brought SPL
and it's opened the flood gates to Lego Star Wars (not bad - -just a major milestone). SPL *loves* them. And of course, it's always fun to have
so we did that to celebrate Easter Sunday.
We also passed 2 other milestones this week: SPL lost his first tooth @ Huddart Park (swallowed it) and attended his
Other highlights:
--
that a mom had made for him @ school
-- SPL insisted on playing @ the
over at the neighborhood school -- and he got a few in!
--
in the Whole Foods' garage after the game while I went to get some food