Busy, busy, busy!

 April was a busy month! We had a lot going on, but all of it was fun. Brooke turned 25 and we decided to plan a surprise party for her. She had wanted to do something fun but couldn't think of anything, so she thought we were just going to have a party at their shop. But we ended up renting out the cutest place called The Arcade and inviting all of our family and friends. It was a lot of fun and I THINK she was surprised. They had all kinds of vintage video games (I might have spent the whole time playing Paper Boy--remember how fun that game was?!?)!

Not too long after Brooke turned 25, Esther Grace turned 6!! She had a fun party at Exploration Place. It was kind of hectic because it was a Saturday and it was rainy outside, so it seemed like all of Wichita decided to show up at Exploration Place that day. But the kids still had SO much fun!

 The kids had the CUTEST spring program this year. They had been singing the songs for at least a month before their program, so I had a few of them memorized--ha! They were supposed to dress up like frogs. I had gotten the note a few months ahead of time, but of course I procrastinated until the night before. I whipped up little froggy visors that thankfully everyone could tell was supposed to be frogs (side note--if you need a solid colored tee in a pinch, Hobby Lobby is the place!). They looked so cute!

 

Tommy actually sang in this program and did a FEW of the dance moves....not many, but it was better than last year! He seemed to kind of enjoy himself.

 The kids had dentist appointments. Tommy didn't have any cavities--woohoo! Tessa had a bit of swelling back by one of her spacers and they said it was fine and to just brush it good every day.

 We showed up to Nana's one day and her and Tessa were dressed like twins! It was so funny! Even down to the shoes.

 I got some sweet kisses in with my favorite nephew!

Tommy's glad to be back to dirk bike riding! It's been kind of chillier than normal for April, so we've spent a lot of time inside. But it's finally warming up and he's been able to ride again, so he's a happy boy!

 He's been more interested in reading lately too, so during the chilly nights, he's been reading a few chapter books. He's very excited to be able to read harder stuff! I'm proud of how far his reading has come (and super impressed with the amount of work the teacher's have put in to teach him that!).

 Tessa's been drawing on anything and everything she can get her hands on. That girls LOVES to color!

April has been a fun month! Busy, busy, busy.....but we've had a few sweet slow moments too. I took the kids to Target one day and they were really good, so we got a pretzel and an Icee to share. I managed to capture this cute picture (which I'm sure they'll hate in a few years). Love these sweet kiddos!