April

This is a long one...But hey--a lot happens in a month.
Here's what we looked like in April...

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My handsome threenager checking out his new track suit. Thanks, Grandaddy and Oma!

Playground naps

Reading time

For Covenant Life School's Serv-a-thon, one way the 3-year-old class served the community was writing thank-you cards for firemen. Thanks for everyone who sponsored Peter!

Hiding has become a thing in our house. If this were a video, you would be hearing, 

"We are hiiiiiiidiiiing!...You don't have any chiiiiiiildren!" and "Peeky-boo, Mommy!"

Kitchen table projects

Snack time on a preschool field trip (both classes), on an unfortunately rainy day, to a local nature center. 

with dugout canoes for post-field trip exploration. 

Playdate with the Mercados. Love these 4 together.

I'll call this, "Things I Find on the Floor"

Anvika's Belated First Birthday Party

The Girls;            The Boys

Anna spotted checking out Dr. Whitney

Lazy sofa selfies

Orange Trip/ Nana's Birthday 

For the occasion, here are Peter's portraits of Nana and Daideo. 

*Daideo's eyes being the work of a contributing artist

Cousin time!

Tractor rides: A necessary component of every single trip

[To remember: Not pictured is the trip to Wowo's house (my late grandmother). Anne and I spent a while with Dad exploring and remembering in her house, vacant and pretty much untouched since she left it.

But we did also have a second visit to East Main St. Not so many pics from that time, except for these in Grandaddy and Oma's back yard

Another important part: getting to visit with Pop-Pop

Back in Maryland...
The redbud on the hill outside of preschool.
The hill is a favorite place to play for the students when school gets out--and younger siblings like Anna and her buddy Matthew.

Annagirl

Here, she almost got out the door with Peter's pajama shirt around her middle, slipped on while I was helping Peter with his shoes. 

My kitchen buddy, whether playdoh or slicing mushrooms

A little evening escape for a b'day dinner and the best Peruvian in town. 

In April we were regularly checking on Mama Goose, keeping her nest for many many many weeks.

And fishing

Thomas in Baltimore

We went to the long-awaited, initially rainy, "Day Out with Thomas" at the Baltimore B&O Railroad Museum, including a ride on Thomas, a garage full of trains, and many festivities with the Srinaths and Portnoffs.

They were thrilled.

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More pond

Us three, out in our looong-awaited Spring.

What else happened in April? We managed to be sick off and on with various ailments for about 8 weeks running. In one of the oddest, Anna had high fevers, followed by a strange viral rash over her face and body. Here's my poor little sickie:

And here she is feeling a little better:

This looks like an ice-cream date.

Lots of April birthdays in my world. I ate well this month.

Finally, this. 

they are sleeping

...and hiding

that's all.