April fun

Hey Graham Fans - My turn again!  April was a fun month particularly since it brought us Easter.  This year I learned more about Easter since I am in preschool and older to understand more.  We went to St. Boniface on Palm Sunday.  It really gave me an idea of what Jesus did for us because some of the high school kids acted out part of the Passion.  I had a lot of comments and questions during church.  I just can't believe the mean people nailed him to the cross. 

For Easter this year, we were in Kansas City.  We played at Nanny's house some.  We went to the nursing home where Nan (Dad's grandmother) lives.  We had an egg hunt in the garden area.  We didn't see her room, but Nanny said it was nice.  Later we went to Grandpa's house and played.  The weather was nice enough to be outside so were outside a lot!  Grandpa taught us the Red Solo Cup song.  We all really liked it- it is pretty catchy!  On Easter, we went to church with Benjamin and his family and Nanny.  Mommy said she really likes Easter Mass and they sang some good Easter hymns!  After church we went back to Grandpa's.  Benjamin, Caroline, and I had a lot of fun in the backyard pretending to be firefighters and playing 'catch'.  We had an Easter Egg hunt.  Susan's great-nephew was there too to enjoy the festivities and play.   

 After Grandpa's, we went back to Nanny's to get Dakota and had another Easter Egg hunt.  Gotta love Easter!



Fortunately, the Easter Bunny found us at home and Grandma got us a few goodies too.  Thanks to Grandma I now really like the Berenstain Bears!

I really like the Bunny and treat part of Easter, but we talked about sacrificing for Jesus during Lent.  We had a project we worked on each week at home and picked up some special gifts for some charitable organizations. We took them to school once Lent was over and presented one of them at the prayer service.  Mom was impressed because I even remembered what Fr. Bob talked about. 

I don't think I have shared with you that I am a golfer.  Daddy and Mommy gave me clubs for my birthday last year.  Daddy started taking me to the driving range when the weather was so nice in March.  Then we played 9 holes with one of his work friends and his little boy.  Daddy took me out another time.  Believe it or not it was Palm Sunday and we quit a couple of holes early because of the heat!  Grandpa came up in April to play golf with us. He arrived early on a Thursday so he and Daddy took me to school, then he went with Daddy and Caroline to music class.  He was lucky he got to learn some new songs! Back to golf - it was my first time playing 18 holes - my strengths are driving the cart and putting.  I walk onto the green, put my ball down next to the hole and putt it in!  Grandpa was impressed.  We had  a lot of fun.  I got to look for golf balls and found a few.   I think Grandpa was hitting them into the woods intentionally so I could find them.  I wasn't able to find them all...

Grandpa came up right after Mommy's birthday so we went out to dinner to celebrate.  Daddy and I went to Hy-Vee after dinner and picked out a birthday cake. Caroline and I thought it was so much fun watching her blow out the candles!  Of course we liked eating the cake as well!  I think Grandpa enjoyed his visit as well.

Grandma came up to visit in April.  Mommy had to serve jury duty so Grandma watched us all day.  It was kind of like Mommy worked - she left early and came home in the late afternoon.  We had a good time with Grandma.  Mommy said she got picked but the case was 'settled' so she wouldn't have to go back.  Grandma stuck around until the next day so she got to see my school.  We even had a picnic with our preschool friends and she joined us.  Now she knows who my friends are. 

At the end of April, we met some of Daddy and Mommy's friends at Bass Pro.  There is a bowling alley there!  I have been to Bass Pro with Daddy before, but never knew there was a bowling alley.  It was my first time bowling.  It was a lot of fun.  The other kids showed us how to do it, but it didn't take long for Sissy and I to figure it out.  After we bowled, we had dinner in the restaurant.  I ordered for myself, I thought I was big stuff!  It was really a lot of fun!

The next post will be Caroline's turn since it was her birthday.  I am sure I could do just as good a job talking about it, but Mommy says I have to let Caroline talk about her own birthday.

Talk at you later!