End of April

 A few miscellaneous items as we wrap up April...

 

Mia's class took a field trip to Whole Foods which they found fascinating.  I love this sweet little class!

Mia was one of the Kindergarten representatives for the school-wide Poetry Competition.  She presented "Vegetables" by Meesh Goldish.  I'll be honest, she was absolutely adorable.  She ended up winning the Pre-K to 2nd grade award!  She can't wait to see her name engraved on the Longfellow award.

Sweet Lily wanted to get her hair cut short for summer.  She was using American Girl Kit Kittridge as her example.  She looks so stinking adorable like this!  I threw in this picture of her cutting strawberries to show the back.  Adorable!

Last week, our family joined Wayne and his kids at the Cobb Youth Museum.  He had won this evening at a charity event.  We weren't sure what to expect but it turned out to be so much fun!  There were about 4 ladies who work the museum, and they were dressed in Colonial America attire.  They prepared a delicious dinner for us using recipes from that time.  We had the choice of a mushroom/spinach broth (which Mia got and it was very tasty) or a salad with a buttermilk dressing (I had it - yum).  Our entrée was pork stuffed with apples, onions and celery with a side of green beans and mashed potatoes with gravy.  After dinner, we had a tour of the museum.  The kids got to dress up and reenact the Boston Tea Party; they loved throwing the tea bags from the side of the boat!  Then we moved on to seeing the generals strategize over the war efforts.  Lastly, we saw the colonists come together to sign the Declaration of Independence which looked just like what we saw in Philadelphia last year!  After that, we came back for dessert (apple cobbler with vanilla ice cream) and watched a puppet show on Ben Franklin which was pretty fascinating.  I think we all had a great time and learned some new facts about American history!

As I'm writing this particular update, this is my view.  I am very thankful that Ryan has let me take a few days to come down to Gulf Shores.  As one friend said, this has been good for my soul.  I've done this before, and each time, I am so grateful for this opportunity.  While here, I am able to completely relax, read, pray, worship God, think clearly and simply rest.  What a blessing.