Wow! We've got a lot of catching up to do! Let's get to it:
After Spring Break we had a quiet, yet, meaningful Easter. The Saturday before Easter we dyed eggs and Derek hid baskets for the kids around the house. The kids loved looking for them. On Easter Sunday Derek and I spoke in sacrament meeting. After church we watched some of the Bible videos from our church about the Savior's atonement, made paper lilies, and later joined our friends, the Anderson's, for dinner and a game of hands on table. We had a great time and felt a great spirit about the day.
Many of you probably know by now that Derek and I have been in the application process for buying a franchise from Great Harvest Bread Co. The weekend after Easter, Derek and I traveled to Dillon, MT(15 hours to and from, ugh!) to attend a Discovery Day for Great Harvest. This was the last step in our application process. We had a great time and felt very good about our day with them. On Monday, April 16th, Great Harvest gave us the good news that we can join their team in Twin Falls, Idaho! We are so excited! We've dreamed about doing this for years! We are making plans to move to Twin Falls during the summer. Derek will be working in Utah for a year until we get the bakery going, and then He and I will run the bakery together. There are still more details to work out, but, we'll keep you posted.
Gina turned 5 this past week on April 20th. She was so excited. We had a Robin Hood friend party in the morning and a family party with the Bal's in the evening. We can't believe she's that big! She starts kindergarten this fall! Yeah Gina! All the kids are jealous of her bow and arrow set ( the arrows have suction cups, don't worry:).
More recently we have been working on finishing projects around the house. Derek left for Utah yesterday and starts his new job on Monday. The kids and I will pack the house up and finish school. It's crazy, but, we feel it's right and things are falling into place. We are grateful for all that we've learned here and the relationships we've built here. However, the winds of change are in the air.... Here's what the kids have to say:
Ethan- I made an account on Pottermore, played in the band for an assembly at school, got a hair cut, enjoyed my chocolate egg for Easter, and I'm generally having a bad time at school.
What Ethan has to say about the family changes: I'm 50/50 about moving. I'm glad we have the bakery, but, I'm sad to be leaving. I'm happy that I'm leaving school, but, I'm not glad that Daddy's gone. I'm also excited about the big library in Twin Falls!
Olivia- Just finished a week of testing (whew!), I made a family album at achievement day, Easter was fun because we dyed eggs and found our baskets together and just had fun together, I liked church and how we went to the Anderson's for dinner, I liked Gina's family birthday party. Oh yeah, I made a Pottermore account too!
What Olivia has to say about the family changes: I really liked that we got the bakery and that we're going to Twin Falls. I want to leave sort of, but, I don't want to leave my friends. I am happy about leaving school. I'm also excited about the library in Twin Falls, but, I don't like that Daddy's gone.
Phoebe- Testing this last week was most important, I won glow-in-the-dark bubbles at school, I had fun with the Hazel's when they came to watch us while Mom and Dad were gone, I had fun at Easter because I got a candy carrot thing.
What Phoebe has to say about the family changes: I'm feeling ok about it. I don't want to leave my friends, but, I want to see Twin Falls too. I don't like it that Dad left. I really want to move to the bakery because, well, first, Mom said that we could take a basket and put bread in it and take it around our neighborhood or something and deliver it. I think that is cool.
Regina- I had really lots of fun at my birthday and at Joyschool. And I also liked Easter. It was fun and I really like how Enoch was playing with us. It was really fun and we had a lot of fun too.
What Regina has to say about the family changes: I like how we got the bakery. I really wanted to give some bread to Annalee's Dad, so they can try our bread that we make. I love you Dada, I miss you so much. I hope you like my blog and I really like you when you helped me with my chores. I feel really happy about moving for the seasons.
