Around here and some April things...

The entire state of Iowa is waiting for the weather to turn the page on cold, windy, and grey. I am particularly excited for all things summer including hot sun, zinnias, flip flops, swimming, coconut beverages, and ice cream. We are also planning for a spring family photo session. Below is one of our fall family photos. I need to start outfit planning for fall and hope that we will have some green outside to go with the spring vibes we are aching for. 


In early April, Matt and the Union Knights youth girls basketball team hosted a camp with former Iowa State Cyclone and WNBA player, Chelsea Poppens, and current Iowa State Cyclone, Ashley Joens. The girls LOVED meeting ISU celebrities. 



Also in early April we celebrated Maddie turning SEVEN! Crazy how the baby of the family (minus Nacho, of course) can be this old. Maddie is an absolute firecracker who loves socializing, having fun with friends, and generally expending energy at all moments of her day.


We were fortunate enough to have cousins visit! The girls love a visit with their cousins. If they know cousins are coming over, the girls will impatiently watch out the window until the right vehicle stops outside. It is wild, chaotic fun with all seven get together and it makes my heart swell!



Maddie also had a friends birthday party and you wanna talk about chaos and ear drum shaking volume!...woo-wee did this party have it. Below are pics of the wild monkeys in a hurricane simulator. Matt and I tried to get them to turn around for a photo op but between the hurricane force winds and their screams, no one could hear a dang thing. :) It was great fun!



And finally, below is a just-because photo of a sweet, sisterly hug. Love these two! (And the other two not pictured.)


 

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