Something good happens every day. Here's what happened in April 2014:
Tue 4/1/14: I took a home video of Scott dressed up as "Skuman" early this morning. He and his dad had a great time planning his costume last night and coming up with some cool Batman lines to quote at work today. "It's not what is inside that counts. It's my sku that defines me. I'm SKUMAN!!!" Pretty funny stuff. I love my geeky boys.
Wed 4/2/14: I had a fun time planning out our trip tonight. We are going down to St. George tomorrow. I read up on the best hikes for kids at Zion National Park and Snow Canyon. I made an itinerary for our trip and made some last minute changes to our overnight lodging. It's going to be fun!
Thu 4/3/14: Today we went on our family trip to Southern Utah! We drove to Snow Canyon, near St. George, in the late afternoon. The kids enjoyed eating dinner and playing in the red sand at the Sand Dunes. We went on a short hike to see some pioneer names carved into the side of the mountain on the Pioneer Names Trail. It was so incredibly beautiful there! We definitely want to go again someday.
Fri 4/4/14: We spent the day at Zion National Park today. It was gorgeous! We took the kids on a few short trails to the Lower Emerald Pool and Weeping Rock. We also went on a longer hike along the river through the canyons on the River Walk trail. The kids loved seeing all the squirrels there.
Sat 4/5/14: We listened to the first session of General Conference on our long drive home today. We got home just in time for Scott and Emma to go their YM/YW BBQ at Brother Goodwin's house, and to watch the second session of General Conference. I liked being home again. I had a blast uploading and editing photos from our trip.
Sun 4/6/14: General Conference has been great this year! I loved hearing President Monson talk, as well as President Uchtdorf. I worked on a couple of crochet projects during conference. I am making a red, white, and black blanket for Scott, and a orange kitty hat for my visiting teacher's son, Chase. It's been very fun!
Mon 4/7/14: I took the little ones to Grandma's house today. We picked up Grandma and took her to the DI and Michaels. I bought Lizzy and David an adorable little red tricycle at the DI for only $5. Lizzy played on the tricycle for hours in the backyard this afternoon, riding it down the slope over and over again.
Tue 4/8/14: Brad and I watched an incredible Italian film tonight called, "Life is Beautiful," starring Roberto Benigni. It was marvelous! It made us laugh and cry.
Wed 4/9/14: We had homemade chili tonight! It was a hit, as always.
Thu 4/10/14: It was HOT today! I love this spring weather. It makes me want to garden. All of my tulips are blossoming now.
Fri 4/11/14: Brad's conversation with the two little ones tonight as we were driving home from Entheos Art Night-- Brad: "Lizzy are you going to get married someday?" Lizzy: "Yes." Brad: "Lizzy, who are you going to marry?" Lizzy: "David." David: "I'm sorry."
Sat 4/12/14: Today was the neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt for all the neighborhood kids. Lizzy and David loved gathering eggs at the park and eating candy all afternoon.
Sun 4/13/14: It was nice attending Stake Conference today. Little David fell asleep in my arms half-way through the meeting, which I loved. He's such a beautiful little boy. I liked kissing his head and snuggling with him as we listened to the different speakers.
Mon 4/14/14: Brad and I loved tonight's episode of Studio C! I wish Scott and Emma were here with us, but we'll probably end up watching it with them again anyway.
Tue 4/15/14: I'm almost done crocheting Scott's large red, white, and black blanket. Only a couple more rounds to go. I crocheted while watching "The Voice" and "Dancing with the Stars" today.
Wed 4/16/14: We watched Studio C with Scott and Emma tonight, since they missed it on Monday. I knew they would like the "Pretend Boyfriend" sketch. They were not expecting Jason Gray dressed as Batman to show up. So funny!
Thu 4/17/14: Today was a super busy day. I enjoyed watching Lizzy and David hunt for eggs and candy at Lizzy's preschool this morning. Lizzy made a darling plastic milk jug bunny basket to gather her treats. It was so sweet.
Fri 4/18/14: Emma and I spent a lot of time together today, talking and laughing as we did chores together. She didn't have school today. We talked about her Grandma North, and some of the cute things Emma did with her when she was little. Grandma North was a wonderful "mother" to her and did an awesome job raising her when she was little. Emma told me a story of how we talked about Grandma North during FHE one night, and how Grandma always did things for us to help us and she never got paid. Emma was so touched, she went to her piggy bank and emptied it out. Then she put her coins in a tissue and left it on Grandma's pillow. I thought that was such a cute story!
Sat 4/19/14: Today was our family Easter celebration at Grandpa North's house. It was fun watching all the kids, young ones and old ones, hunt for eggs in the backyard. It was nice spending time with Amanda and her family, and having my mom and dad there, too. My mom made a honey ham and I made a potato salad. My mom was impressed by Marilyn's homemade rolls and Amanda's vegetable salad.
Sun 4/20/14: Today was Easter Sunday. My highlight of the day was having a birthday dinner with my family and my parents. I made roast beef with potatoes and carrots. My mom brought a fruit salad and some chips, too. We celebrated my birthday with some homemade angel food cake (made by Loralee) with fresh whipped cream and strawberries.
Mon 4/21/14: One of my favoritest birthdays for sure! Brad did such an excellent job keeping me happy. He took off work and we went to the park and the library with the little ones in the morning. My parents came later and babysat Lizzy and David while Brad and I played all afternoon. We went to Red Butte Gardens at the U, then we went out to eat at Crown Burger and watched Captain America: The Winter Soilder at Century 16 theaters in SLC. Later in the evening, we stayed up after the kids went to bed and spent time together, cuddling on the couch and watching movies. Love him!
Tue 4/22/14: Brad and I started watching a bit of "Lawrence of Arabia" tonight. Brad's first time, my second time. We've been watching a lot of classics lately.
Wed 4/23/14: I helped Lizzy catch some red bugs for her preschool today. I've never seen her get excited about bugs before. She surprised me with her enthusiasm.
Thu 4/24/14: My sisters are coming one month from now! I can't wait!!! I liked talking to Rachel on the phone and planning things out. We want to do family photos while everyone is here. Susie hasn't confirmed when she's coming yet, but I'm hopeful she'll be here the same time as everyone else.
Fri 4/25/14: Brad fixed the lawnmower today. YAY! Now it's all ready for summer.
Sat 4/26/14: Brad and his dad bought our new swamp cooler. It will be so nice having a brand new swamp cooler in the summer time. I'm a little nervous about them getting it on our roof. It's huge! But I guess I shouldn't get worried too much. They seem to know what they're doing.
Sun 4/27/14: We had a mutual Family Home Evening tonight with the Hydes at our house. Lizzy and David were very happy to play with Valeen. Brother Hyde went out in the backyard to look at the fence behind our shed. Brad wants the ward to help fix our fence for our Stake Day of Service next month in May. We think we might be a good candidate, since we also share our fence with the Bennetts.
Mon 4/28/14: Brad and I took the little kids to the library tonight, and watched some Studio C when we got home. My favorite sketch was Fencing Slow-mo Replay.
Tue 4/29/14: Brad took off work today to get ready for the camp-out tomorrow night. We cleaned and shopped, and helped Mom and Dad move new bookshelf. I'm going to miss him tomorrow night.
Wed 4/30/14: My mother took me and the little ones out to dinner at Virg's tonight. Brad and Emma were on the 7th Grade Adventure camp-out, and Scott was at Young Men's. It was nice spending time with my mom. We stopped by Seagull Bookstore, too, so Mom could buy some decor for her new house.
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