Mother's Day

I had a wonderful Mother's Day this year. There is such a joy in being a mom that only moms understand. I love Emma and Derrick more than words could ever express and their love back is unconditional. On Mother's Day, Jon made me crepes for breakfast. When I came out to eat, the kids had decorated my chair at the table and there were tulips (my favorite) and a present on the table. The breakfast was delicious and and the perfume I got smells so good. I love the presents Emma and Derrick made at school. Derrick brought me a flower in a pot and a "MOM" magnet with his picture in it. Emma made a bouquet of flowers out of paper and filled out an "All About Mom" packet. My favorites were that I was 31" tall, I make $20 a day, my favorite sport is yoga and my hobby is napping! :) I sure love my silly kids!

Emma's Let's Play Music Recital

On May 3rd Emma had her end of the year recital for her Let's Play Music class. She has really enjoyed this class and I have had fun with it too. Emma loves to sing and I have noticed an improvement since she has been going to class. She was most excited to play the bells in the finale song "Do Re Mi". She had been practicing very hard and she did awesome! She kept right on beat and didn't miss a note. Jon had to miss the recital because he was in Baltimore for work. But we got it all on video. After the recital we went to get frozen yogurt with Emma's friends from class. Thanks to Jeni, Ron, Sarah and Grandma and Grandpa Trafzer for supporting Emma at her recital! I can't download the video on here because it's too long, but here are the pictures.

Emma's certificate

I love Derrick in the middle of all those cute girls! :)

April Fun

Jon surprised the kids one weekend with a slip and slide. They couldn't wait to try it out! I was busy with clients all day so the kids went out and had fun with dad. He said they had a hard time getting the motion down, but they had fun anyway! There is also a picture of Derrick. I found him crashed out in Emma's room one day. He made himself a nice cozy bed on her floor and took a nap. No complaints from me that he still takes a nap on his own free will sometimes! And last is a silly picture of Emma. She puts on the craziest outfits sometimes!

Derrick got a little tired!

Easter Weekend

This year for Easter weekend we went up to Young with Ron and Sarah. We came home Saturday night, so we could be to church on Sunday. It was a fun weekend! We colored eggs, went to the creek and the "mini Grand Canyon" and even did a zip line! The mini Grand Canyon is a canyon not far from Young that has an incredible view and an incredible drop! I have never been there because Jon would never take the kids. It was pretty scary and I was holding their hands very tightly the entire time. But I'm glad I finally got to see it. The zip line was pretty fun! The kids got to do it last summer when they stayed with Grandpa, but this was mine and Jon's first time. I was scared! But not as scared as Derrick. He threw the biggest fit! Somehow Jon talked him into it and he finally went, loved it, and went 3 more times! Emma wasn't scared at all, surprisingly. She was the first to go with no reservations! It was a refreshing trip and I'm glad we went. On Easter the kids got their baskets and were so excited! They got special bubbles that don't pop (not a good idea)! They are very messy! I got the kids all ready for church in their Easter outfits, but Emma only lasted about 15 minutes at church. She was coughing constantly so Jon took her home. She had a cough for a few weeks...not fun! But regardless, it was a great Easter weekend!

Haigler Creek

Jon climbing a tree

Jon helping Derrick climb a tree

Grandpa climbing a tree

Emma wanted to eat an apple to make her loose tooth fall out!

The "mini" Grand Canyon

Ready to color eggs

Derrick's car egg

Emma's eggs

The big boys had more fun than the little kids!

The finished eggs!

Easter Baskets!

All ready for church on Easter Sunday