Hello
How have you been?
Here? We have been B.U.S.Y.!!!!
I feel like the past few months, practically since the beginning of the year, have been us gearing up for what we knew would be a doozy of an April. There were yard and gardening projects we wanted to get done in time to get our early spring seeds planted. Robert had 2 conferences he was travelling for. Another whirlwind trip down to Mesa. Preston's graduation festivities. We expected the month to be a doozy, and boy howdy was it a doozy! Let's break it down by week, shall we?
Week 1:
March 30th: My nephew, Easton was born. I got to attend the birth. Such a privilege to witness such a sweet miracle!
March 31st-April 2nd: Robert had a conference at The Ohio State University
April 1st-2nd: My sister Breanna and her family came to visit.
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| Sweet Baby Maizy! |
Week 2:
April 1st-5th: We prepped and started planting our garden.
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April 1st-6th: Easton was in the NICU so we tried to visit often and do what we could to help there.
April 9th-10th: We drove down to Mesa for our awesome friend, Lizzy's wedding and then back the next day.
Week 3:
PROJECTS!!! Every moment we could spare we lived and breathed yard work and housework.
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April 16th: Was spent with Preston's help heaving a ton (literally) of stuff into a couple truckloads and hauling them to the dump.
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Week 4:
April 17th-20th: Get house in order for company.
April 21st-22nd: PRESTON'S GRADUATION!!!
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| Robert getting sleeping Lily snuggles during the graduation celebration dinner we hosted in our backyard. |
Week 5:
April 25th-27th: Help Preston and Sharon pack and move all of their stuff to our place.
April 28th-30th: Robert went to a conference in Maryland where he was officially certified an actuary!!
April 29th: Mary graduated preschool. (WHAT?!?)
Until the 28th we weren't sure if Preston and Sharon were moving in to live with us for the summer, or if they were just storing their stuff here and moving to Mesa on the 30th. Preston didn't get final word on an internship opportunity here in Utah until the 28th. He sadly didn't get it, so they left on the 30th to move down to Arizona for an internship he got there.
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| Them driving away on their way to Arizona. :'( |
April 30th: Picked up Robert from the airport and took the kids straight from there to a babysitter's while we capped off the crazy month going to the temple with some of my awesome cousins.
Add the fact that during all this I had the 3 extra kids that I watch (age 4, 2, and almost 4 months) 5 days a week and on a couple days I also watched Easton (7 kids 5 and under!!!) and Robert finished up teaching for the semester and giving finals and what not (FYI giving finals is easier than taking finals). Robert and I sat on the couch May 1st, took a deep breath, and said "We survived!"
Now what? Well, our lives are ALWAYS crazy, but we are looking forward to a little more flexibility in our schedule. Robert's schedule is more relaxed during the spring and summer semesters. Lydia has less than 3 weeks left of kindergarten (WHAT?!?) and then we'll all be on summer break and looking forward to the trips and visitors we have planned. In the meantime, we're hoping to be able to add some missed things back into our routine. Namely, blogging, vlogging, and exercising. Oh, and maybe getting caught up on laundry... maybe...
Hooray for May!
P.S. Less than 5 weeks til our trip to Italy!! AHHH!!!!
