Project 365, Week 16

I have a ton of pictures from this week, which means one thing...I should have blogged more throughout the week! :)  But here we are and I'm just going to go ahead and post them, because I know the likelihood of me going back to do it is slim to none.

April 10

My entire family gathered at my dad's church to witness the dedication of my youngest nephew, Wyatt Zane.  This is my brother's sweet, young family.

 I love this picture because my brother has spit-up on his shoulder and it just reminds me what an awesome dad he is (and how I still can't believe he IS a dad :).

 And this one is fraught with meaning and symbolism.

 Then all the grandkids (not all pictured) got up to sing.  What a crew!

 April 11
We took advantage of a nice day and did some yard work.  Avery is such a hard worker.

 Quickly the sticks became crosses and they were trying to glue them together with a glue stick while re-enacting the Easter story.

April 12

It just doesn't get old to me to see Shaun's grandparents interacting with the kids, their legacy.  Avery read him the whole book and he helped her with the words she had trouble with.  His delight in them is so pure and genuine.

 Aiden and I joined the family to watch dress rehearsal #1.  So fun!

 April 13
Dress rehearsal #2.  There is going to be a lot of these Passion of the King pictures because...well, that is what we are all about this week and next.

 April 14
Sarah and Jared came for a visit and we went for a walk.  Jared got Trot tired out and did some Extreme Stroller Racing for the girls.  How precious is this?

 April 15
Shaun spent his birthday preparing taxes and then rushed to church for opening night.  We brought up a cake and brownies and 100 people sang happy birthday to him.  Sadly, he never got a piece of cake, but Aiden was happy to be in his daddy's arms for 30 seconds, anyway.

 April 16
I have such city girls.  They thought they were in "the woods" looking for balls.  Avery said, Mom!  I just found this baseball near that cliff over there!  Cliff?  Ah...no.  What is sad about this picture is that we all wore our winter coats for our walk...on April 16!  That is just wrong.  Aiden just wanted to relax in the stroller under the blanket.

I understand I run the risk of seeming like a bad parent by posting the following, but I guess by now you've probably formed your opinions about me anyway. :)  

Aiden got locked in our bedroom and after several minutes of attempting to get him out I realized there was no chance I was going to get him out.  Shaun was unavailable so I went to get my neighbor.  He also tried many different things.  It was kind of a humorous situation even though Aiden was beside himself crying behind the door.  My neighbor was so patient with the girls as they tried to offer their help and advice.  He didn't even discount Amanda's thought that maybe stringing a balloon ribbon through the key hole would do the trick.  Eventually he took part of the door jam off and used a credit card, a skill he learned in his "wasted youth". :)

Aiden was a bit traumatized when he got out so I laid down with him the five minutes it took him to fall asleep.  So thankful for good neighbors...I know those guys would do just about anything for us.

And we ended the day celebrating Shaun's birthday.  Nathan and Laryssa took the kids over night and we went to dinner and did a little shopping.  It was wonderful to spend some time together...it felt like it had been a really long time since we've had a conversation consisting of more than coordinating schedules.  Happy Birthday and happy (almost) end of tax season!

I'm linking up with Sara this week.