April was a LONG month, but we were still able to have a lot of fun! :) We spent a lot of time outside doing some yard projects in the beautiful spring weather. We're trying to get our yard into better shape so we can enjoy it this summer!
At the beginning of the month Riley and I drove down to take my parents a treat and to visit for a little bit- while social distancing of course. It was so good to see them, even though we had to maintain our 6+ foot distance and stay outside. :)
During General Conference we busted out the Lego's to try to keep Riley entertained- which also kept Todd entertained.
Showing off their creation!
We also built Riley a fort downstairs so he could play in there. It was a huge hit and he loved having his own little space to play. :)
We also celebrated Riley's birthday, Stella's birthday, and our 11 year anniversary within a few days of each other. We tried to make Riley's birthday as special as we could (while being in lockdown/quarantine), so we decorated with his Mario decorations from last year, blew up a bunch of balloons, and were ready to celebrate hard all day!
Rainbow pancakes for breakfast- it's Riley's favorite breakfast and he loves it when I add botterscotch chips in. Not healthy, but a fun birthday breakfast!
My ghetto attempt at Mario themed cupcakes. 🤣
4. Years. Old!
We coordinated a Zoom birthday party with Riley's birth family, and both sides of our family. It was awesome to see everyone's faces and Riley LOVED having their attention!
Playing with one of his birthday presents. He's really into following instructions right now, so he loves taking these cook dinosaurs apart and following the instructions to put them back together. He's getting so big and smart- it blows my mind how much he's learning ever day!
Riley insisted that we sing happy birthday and make Stella's birthday special- so we went with it! She got a hot dog with a candle in it while we sang 'Happy Birthday', wore the birthday crown, and got lots of loves that day! It was our anniversary that day too, but we just spent the day in the yard working on projects. It was a nice day spent as a family!💗
Easter was pretty chill this year. The Easter Bunny did find our house, even during a pandemic! And our neighbor kids hid eggs for Riley in our front yard. It was so cute seeing how excited he was while looking for eggs!
Checking out the egg contents.
Paints from Todd's parents. This kid loves some good crafting!
Riley's preschool teacher emails out activities to do every week. One week it was learning about animals- both pets and zoo animals. One of the activities was to open your own pet store with stuffed animals, name them, and have a price on each one. Riley was super excited!
Riley's Pet Store- Now Open!
Some of the animals and their name tags. I wrote whatever he said he wanted to name them, and he chose the price. It was fun!
This one is my FAVORITE. I seriously laughed for the rest of the day. Tigerrhea! 🤣🤣
Riley's preschool class has also been having weekly Zoom show and tell. It's so fun to see what the other kids bring, and hear the chaos that his teacher deals with... Hahah.
The rest of this post will just be some random outdoor activities and projects we've been doing. :)
Riley and Todd snuggling. So cute!
Some of our beautiful tulips. I forget how beautiful they are! I wish they bloomed all year long.
Showing off the stump I dug/chopped out. It was a pretty rewarding project!
Backyard hammock snuggles/shenanigans.
Another one of our projects- putting pavers under the window in our front yard. We bought some big pots and planted herbs in them. We're going to try our hand at an herb garden. Wish us luck!
Getting stuff done!
Hopefully all of our hard work in the yard will pay off and we'll be able to enjoy our yard this summer! We love getting projects done as a family- it's so rewarding! We still have a few projects we want to get done, so I'm sure there will be more pictures to show in May.
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