April 2012

April began with General Conference, always a favorite weekend of ours.  Sadly, there are no pictures of this weekend.  We had a campout on the lawn with the tent.  We had hot dogs and roasted marshmallows and tried to sleep out in the tent.  We all started out sleeping there and one by one we all returned to our own beds.  It's just too much of a temptation to have your own bed so close!  We also had our traditional cinnamon rolls.  Sunday we met at my parents to watch conference and have a lunch.  It was a great weekend!

The next weekend, Lincoln made a special request for us to visit Sonic, the one restaurant within walking distance of our house, which we did before dying Easter Eggs. 

Easter this year was first celebrated at our house complete with one empty Easter egg for someone to find(an attempt to keep the focus on the Savior) and a ton of other slightly-candy-filled eggs.  After finding the eggs, it was fun to observe what each child did with their eggs.

Lincoln Counts His Eggs

Gwen Sorts her Eggs

And Ned? He just ate his.

That evening, after church we went to my parents house for Easter dinner and another egg hunt. As always, it was great getting together with family to celebrate a Holiday.

The following weekend found us in Logandale for the Clark County Fair and Rodeo.  Although the forecast didn't look too promising, it turned out to be a pretty fun day.  We spent most of our time watching shows and looking at the animals. 

Ned's New Trick

 April also tends to be my favorite month, and not just because my birthday happens to fall in it, but because it is soooo beautiful outside.  I especially love the weather early in the morning!  I tried to capture a couple photos of the gorgeous mornings.  We also managed to get a family shot while some of the flowers in our backyard were blooming. 

Lastly, Zach had his corporate challenge bike race near the end of the month.  Earlier in the day, Lincoln hadn't been feeling good so I told him we wouldn't go if he wasn't feeling good.  He promised me he would feel better and sure enough, come evening time, he was good to go.  Zach's race took place out at Las Vegas Motor Speedway so in addition to watching and cheering on daddy, we got to see some cool jets coming and going into Nellis Air Force base. 
Unfortunately, I didn't get any really good shots of Zach in action (no surprise) as I was trying to race to get a good shot of him with a child in my arms and the camera in another, but it was a lot of fun for all of us to be there and Zach ended up getting 2nd place in his age bracket again.  Go Daddy!

Getting Ready to Hold up One of Our Signs

It was a great month!