The Rest of April

 Maybe our biggest accomplishment all month- Lila started really walking! It was so exciting and she's so cute walking around like she owns the place!

The kiddos had a morning over at Nana and Papa's to work in the yard. At the end of the "work party" (Insert child asking me, "Why does Papa always call it a work PARTY?") we pulled out the swing. So many cousin memories happen on this swing every spring/summer/fall. They were all so excited to get it out!

And the baby girls were twinning on accident so it obviously called for a picture.

Lila now wants to use a spoon to feed herself. It's super messy, but she stays pretty content the whole time.

This is so DAVIS. He spends most of his time in his Spider-Man outfit, and he loves that Bei Bei so so much. This sweet child makes me laugh all the time!

Mark and James taught Davis to climb the tree! He now spends a LOT of time up there! He's a little monkey. Also, since the beautiful spring weather has shown up we spend every morning outside, usually with some little friends and it's glorious. I never realize just how much I've missed the warmth and sunshine until it comes back. We've literally been spending almost every minute we can outside this past month!

Also, because of Ben switching jobs we were uninsured in April, so all month I was a little nervous this would be the time that someone broke an arm or something. Thank goodness we had zero health problems all month, but the extra tree climbing did make me a little more nervous!

My Grandma White's birthday is on April 15. I had been thinking about her a lot this year especially, so I wanted to do something to honor her on this day. I thought about what she was really known for- 1. her amazing cooking and 2. serving others. So Davis and I spent the morning making cookies and then we dropped them off for a few different people, my mom, and some neighbors. It was such a sweet way to spend the morning with my sweet boy (Lila was there too, but she wasn't helpful) and to honor my Grandma that I didn't get to know nearly well enough.

This is SO Chase and Hudson. I mean, we just bought a couch that seats like 12 people and is super comfortable. We have 5 bedrooms that were all empty and quiet at this time. There are chairs in the front room he could have used to do his reading. And yet he chose to lay on a hard bench with his head two inches from Chase's butt. Okay boys, you do you.

I think I took this picture because she's just. so. cute. Really I just squish her all day and tell her how much I love her.

Chase mowed and edged the lawn for the first time of the year (you can see him in the top corner) and of course, our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man can never miss an opportunity to help mow.

We had Nate and Halie and the girls over for Sunday dinner (Nate and Halie were babysitting while Will and Kate went out of town) and it was a wild Sunday dinner for sure! I took this picture of them all on the couch, and while it's not the best photo, it does kind of capture each of their personalities.

And then the babies both wanted to be in the cozy coupe. This really made me smile because we have an almost identical picture of Will and Ella doing this Christmas 1987 in Will's cozy coupe. Felt like a Circle of Life moment.

Here Nana and Davis are fixing his Spider-Man costume. He's actually wearing it WHILE they are sewing it, just slipped the top part off to fix a glove.

This is just a normal day with Davis. He loves these headphones and always puts them on to do his "work" or his "homework". Ben has a pair of noise cancelled headphones he wears all day, so he likes to be just like his dad. 

Oh melt my heart Lila! She's grinning from ear to ear here because she's looking at the goats that roam the marsh behind our house. She gets so excited when she sees them! This girl loves animals. 

Like this neighbors cat. We actually know the cat now better than the actual neighbor. The cat is named Reese and Lila loves him. He's way too nice to her and puts up with a lot of tail and hair pulling.

My boys are both getting so dang good at the piano. Hudson gets so frustrated while practicing a lot of the time, but it's pretty great to see his progress. And Chase is just so amazing at it. He's been working on learning the whole, real version of Fur Elise and it's beautiful. Chase can literally just conquer any piece he puts his mind to. He's told me that he really likes playing and it's relaxing for him and calms his mind. 

While Davis and friends rode their scooters all over the church parking lot, Lila pushed her stroller. I have so many pictures of her on my phone, but I can't help it. She's just the cutest little thing.

This was a fun little reminder that came this month- Chase got mail. It's actually from a neighbor who lives two houses away, but it was fun for him to get something in the mailbox- especially a sweet little note. Makes me thankful for the village of people I have looking out for my children and helping to lift and raise them.