April

After getting home from our trip we had a day to recover, then we were back at school for 4 days. I got to accompany Ryan's class on a field trip to the zoo.

The kids had Friday off because it was Good Friday. I don't remember what we did at all. Maybe I shouldn't wait two months to blog... :)

Saturday was General Conference. We were happy to be able to participate in the Solemn Assembly where President Nelson was sustained. We kept our tradition of going on a bike ride between the Saturday sessions and enjoyed a bike ride out at the Julian Wash Trail. Whenever we do that I think that we really ought to get out biking more often.

Saturday night Rachel reminded us that on Easter morning we always wake up before the sun rises and go outside to watch a Bible Video about the Resurrection. I think we have done that once (maybe twice?) before, but since we always do it, we had to keep up the tradition. Sunday Morning we enjoyed our Easter morning tradition before we went downstairs to see what the Easter Bunny had left.

We enjoyed the Easter Egg Hunt, then came back together in time for Sunday morning session of conference.

What a conference it was! We enjoyed the Sunday afternoon session at Grandma and Grandpa Knight's house and it was exciting to hear the announcement about ministering replacing visiting and home teaching.

Later that week I got to go with the priests and laurels down to the Insititute for them to get a preview of what is coming their way after graduation. It was really good for all of them to see how cool Insitute is.

Megan and Ryan got to start swim lessons at Sunshine Swim School. They've been making great progress.

Megan feels much more comfortable in the water and will jump off the step and kick out to her teacher, and float on her back all by herself, and even do finning and kicking on her back all by herself.
Ryan has gotten to the point that he can swim across the pool all on his own doing big arms.

April is the month for AZ Merit testing for 3rd grade and up. To kick things off, they had an assembly honoring those who did well on their test last year. Rachel was highly proficient in both her ELA (reading/writing) and her Math tests last year, so she got a trophy. She's a good, hard worker at school and deserves great accolades.

Out of our laurel class, 5 girls are graduating. We are going to be down to just 4 girls for a couple of months.

With the end of the school year approaching, we have been squeezing in performances and sports competitions for the Young Women. A lot of the times it's fun to take the kids along to be exposed to things I wouldn't otherwise make time to take them to.

We've been to several track meets, plays, concerts, etc.

Sometimes all this craziness wears us out. Combine that with the sun rising so early that the kids think that when they wake up at 5:30 it's actually time to wake up for the day, and you end up with me trying to convince Megan to get a little more sleep down on the couch...

Annie is a performer at heart. She planned and put on a show for all of us in her room showing off her awesome dance moves.

Allergy season is here! Ryan's eyes have been itching like crazy, but when I suggested that that meant that he had allergies like Dad and Rachel, he denied it. Jacob managed to convince him that laying with a cool washcloth over his eyes would help him feel better.

It may have helped him for a little while, but this picture makes me happy always. :)