A Blur of a Month!

March Madness is right! :) We have been in and out of our groove this month. San Diego, Norman, Branson...what a fun month! April's going to be full too. BR's turning 35, Uncle Zac comes back from Afghanistan, VBS clinics around AR, Beatle's school testing, consigning clothes, Momo and family in from KY, catching caterpillars, Easter...whew! Wild and wooly; I wouldn't have it any other way. Not to mention, two of our fitness instructors were injured on a ski trip and I may have to cover more classes.

As far as stories go about the girls, I don't know where to start! I'll just have to start in the present or I'll feel overwhelmed trying to backlog everything. However, speaking of the past, Beatle's party was SO much fun. I love her little friends. When I was praying with them and tucking them into bed, it was then I realized how awesome her friends are. She's got such sweet people around her from families who are instructing their children according to the same Biblical values we hold. Blessings! Of course, you want your children to reach out to children who are different and who need the changing power of Jesus but for their core group, we couldn't ask for better!

We're kayakers now. Yes, you read correctly. Brent found some being clearanced out and researched them on amazon and they got amazing reviews. The catch is they are inflatable which is kind of weird but it works for us because a) they were affordable b) we don't have to store a 14' kayak in the off season c) we don't have to invest in a rack to load it onto and d) if we did a rack, we'd have to pick which vehicle would be our "kayaking" vehicle. It really works for us. We have had so much fun! Can't wait for more camping/kayaking adventures since the season is just starting!

At Beatle's school, they tack parent/teacher conferences on the back end of Spring Break so Beatle was out today. She starts back for her last 9 weeks tomorrow! She, like all other students and teachers, is itching for summer! We're working on a big party for her class on the evening of the last day of school, reminiscent of the Mashed Potato Fight but on a 1st grade level. We're going to call it "School's Out! Slime Out!" It should be a great time where kids can get as messy as they want. However, speaking of those P/T conferences, gotta go get ready for ours!