April 3 - We decided to have a couple of trees in the back yard cut down, and the big tree out front thinned out. It made a huge mess in the yard!
April 6th - The clean up begins. Randy found a guy that wanted the firewood, so he came and took most of the big pieces. Jared got a couple of trailers from work, so they started the cleaning up process in the back.
While we were at it, we decided to take the lilac tree out of the the front yard. It hadn't bloomed very well for the last few years. They rented this little digger, and Jared was the driver to dig up the roots. Annie and Clark liked watching the process from the window.
After he got the lilac all dug up, they cleaned up the rest of the big tree. It was a long hard day, but it looks so nice.
April 8th - We rented this little tractor, and Randy hauled some dirt from the Anderson's yard to fill in the hole where the lilac had been. Ryder was his little helper.
April 12th - We went up to Grandma Great's house to see the progress that Blake's sisters had made on emptying the house. They have worked hard, it looks pretty empty!
April 13th - Molly had a dance performance at the Grand Teton Mall. She is so cute! I loved that she went to sit on Grandpa Chin Chop's lap when she was done. Michael and James enjoyed watching the dancers.
Clark came to play for a while, he and Ryder had a fun time drinking out of their funny cups, riding the trike and going to A&W.
This is Molly getting excited to come to Blackfoot. She and Ryder got to color some eggs and play in the hot tub.
April 20 - We had an Easter egg/treasure hunt. It was a little breezy, but nice enough to have it outside. Lots of smiles on these cute faces!
There was a lot of treasure to be found, some high, some low, some hidden really well, some in plain sight. My 3 sons were the ones responsible for hiding the loot.
After the treasure hunt, we played with and held Hallie, played in the driveway on the bikes, and took some naps.
April 24 was a sad day for Cindy and Ken. They had to make the hard decision to have their 11 year old Great Dane, Stormy put to rest. The top picture is on her "gotcha" day, the bottom is on her "lostya" day. Cindy had this stuffed one made, which is an amazing likeness of Stormy.
April 26 - We had a little gathering at Grandma Beth's to see some visiting cousins. We played some games, and Hallie got to meet Cousin Kenzley, who is 2 1/2 months older. Everyone wanted a turn to hold our Hallie girl.
April 27 - Brian and the kids came down for a visit, we went to A&W, and played in the hot tub.
This little girl has all our hearts. She seems to grow and change on a daily basis. Love her to pieces!
I love spring, daffodils and tulips! They all started to bloom late in April. Not a better sight in the world!
