4 years, 6 months & 2 years, 3 months

Monthly picture time! Dad actually had a work event this morning so he snapped the photos while we were still in our pajamas.

Hollering at Mom.

John is typically the one who decides when our photo sessions are over.

Updates from April:

My cast was removed nearly two weeks ago and I'm back to 100%. They sent me home with a wrist brace (like you'd get at Walgreens or something like that) and I wore it for about two days while I got used to using my wrist again. But then Dad conveniently forgot it at home one day and I forgot about it, as well.

I've been enjoying art class on Thursday evenings. Our instructor at the rec center (Mr. Chris) is amazing. I think Mom has even started to look forward to going with me! And for the next seven weeks, I'll be heading to gymnastics classes again on Saturday mornings. Dad went with me to the first session last Saturday and I picked up right where we left off last fall with the running, jumping, and balance beam work (even though I'd only had my cast off for a few days).

John and Dad are back to swim lessons on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the next few weeks. John was ready to go this past Thursday evening and even enjoyed demonstrating his swimming techniques at the supper table (arms and legs flailing all over). When he got into the pool, all he wanted to do was kick, kick, kick.

Major League Baseball season is back at our household. Dad puts a little of the Twins' games on the TV most evenings and we all went down to Coors Field this past week for a Rockies' game. Actually, Dad and I went to two games this past week! (pictures to be posted next week)

Questions asked by Dad to Tess:

1. What concert would you most like to attend? The Okee Dokee Brothers
2. What is your favorite art project that you've done at art class? The one where we crushed the chalk pastels and used the dust to dip our paper
3. What is  your favorite thing to do at gymnastics class? Trampoline
4. Rockies or Twins? Rockies
5. Who is your favorite Twins player? Joe Mauer
6. What was your favorite candy or dessert thing from Easter? Iced animal crackers and the nest cake

Questions asked by Dad to John:

1. What is your favorite thing to do at swim lessons? Blow bubbles and kick
2. What is your favorite song? Elsa (We think this means one of the songs from the Frozen soundtrack)
3. What CD do you most like to listen to in the car? Elsa!
4. Who is your best friend at school? Alejo
5. What is your favorite toy in the garage? Bike
6. What is your favorite food to work with during food prep time? Egg! 
   (This is usually what John gets to do right after arriving at school each morning. It serves as a little snack to last until breakfast time, as well! The other options typically include orange, cheese spread on crackers, strawberries, or apples. Each item has a different skill/work involved like cutting, peeling, etc.)

Happy Hour

Board games at the brewery while John was napping.

Joy

Twins

John had never expressed much interest in the iPad until...

Twins before bed.

Warm lawn

Keillor met us in the front yard after our trip to Home Depot the other day. And then both dog and kid refused to get up.

Egg coloring

We had some fantastic results with our egg coloring this year. Mostly because I enjoyed letting the eggs sit in the coloring for a long long long time.

This little boy only lasted a few minutes because the temptation to drink the dye was too powerful.

Easter Saturday

Instead of a big Easter gathering on Sunday, we hosted a brunch on Saturday and then walked over to Regis for the annual Easter egg hunt!

Chocolate Malt Nest Cake by Dad and Tess

This kid was still enjoying brunch while the other three were admiring dessert.

Patiently waiting for the start.

Great smiles by the grown-ups.

Easter bunnies!

Happy Easter

p.s. Just in case folks are wondering (because two have already asked) - Denise is not pregnant. We have no idea why her hand is resting on her belly! This was merely the only picture we got of all of us in our Easter outfits.

Maundy Thursday

"But Dad always tells me to keep my shoes on at church!"

Testing out the water temperature.

Candy drawer

Mom was out of town last week, so Dad took us to his office for an evening event. John knew right where to go first.

Tall tower

Central

Another Saturday trip to the Central Library!

Zoo

Trip to the zoo on our last day of spring break last week.

Staring contest.

Softball

Finally! Our first game of the season last Sunday.

Railroad Museum

We can't believe this was the first time we made it out to the Railroad Museum in Golden. The whole family loved it. We thought John was going to pass out from excitement as we pulled into the parking lot and could see train cars all around us.

One happy kid.

The Denver Garden Railway Society was out running their trains, too.

Back of a caboose.

Detour to the backhoe.

And a stop at a new park on the way home.

Teeth

Sharing the coveted tooth brushing spot.

Gudmor

During spring break last week there was a morning when Mom had to work and Dad and I had dentist appointments. Luckily, Erin was able to come over and spend a couple hours with John!

Beer

We went to our friend Kevin's birthday party two weeks ago and it was held in the actual brewing area of Platt Park Brewing (he's one of the brewmasters). It was John's dream come true.

Snack on a keg.

Devising a way to get his hands on some beer cans.