Crazy House: April 2011

Lydia: Broke her arm in 2 places and had to have surgery to repair it! This has been covered in several other posts - as it was quite the traumatic event for all of us.

She also celebrated her 10th birthday and got her ears pierced. She was so brave - she didn't even blink! I guess after breaking your arm, getting your ears pierced is no big deal :). She got a new hoodie for her birthday, to replace the one they had to cut off her when her arm broke.

Lydia had to recruit some helpers to perform a science experiment that she had planned since she is restricted from riding a bike or a scooter for the time being.

She missed an MVOC (outdoor club) hike through the lava fields, but she did get to go to a GPS workshop.

Shawn: Went to Sandpoint, ID to present an ethics training.

I got to go with him and we had a very enjoyable weekend. It was a little rainy, but we enjoyed a nice dinner with some of his colleagues, I enjoyed some shopping at the Coldwater Creek flagship store (50% off clearance!) and a nice long bubble bath while he was at his presentation, and we enjoyed walking around the town a little. Lydia broke her arm while we were traveling home.

We also got to go to the Idaho Falls Symphony again at the end of the month- this time the soloist was a violinist.

Lauri: I got to go see a counselor in the bishopric again and was called to be the 2nd Counselor in the Young Women - I still get to be with my Beehives!

Easter: Lydia and Evelyn got to hunt Easter eggs at our neighborhood Easter Egg hunt Saturday morning. Imagine hundreds of eggs just lying in the grass at the park - not much of a hunt really. Felicity was a little bummed that she was too old and I wouldn't let her keep all the candy she "helped" Lydia and Evelyn get.

Later we dyed Easter eggs, trying our hand at a little batik technique. Sunday the girls found their baskets of course (notice Mom working on some last minute YW handouts) and after church we went to the park to fly our awesome new kite (Thanks Mom!)

Here is my laptop just before it crashed. That was such a sad day.... I took a picture of the screen and sent it to Shawn to see if he knew what was going on.