Wherein April Ends Happily

I picked a great title for this blog, because we sure are Busy at Home!  Since tax season ended, we have been really enjoying our family time again.  We got to take a recent Monday off, and took a day trip to a favorite park.  Here are some familiar scenes.

Then we had a nice visit with precious family later in the week.

Oh yes, Easter was fun, too.

 Grace made us a fun cake.  She saw it online and wanted to give it a try.

More Easter photos...

Jeff practicing his disc golf putting.  (You can't see the basket in this picture.) He and Ryan played in a disc golf tournament last week, 36 holes!  

A coffee drink for him, smoothie for her.

And, we have kept our lessons on track, too.  I am pleased to report we only need 14 more school days. The kids are currently in Florida with their grandparents, so we will finish lessons the end of May.

All in all, this has been a really good school year.  We have enjoyed United States History via Sonlight.  I am still thinking of what to study next year.  The next Sonlight core, church history, may not be right for us, but the literature is excellent, so I may just order that part.  I really need to make up my mind soon.

This week without kids just feels odd, but I know they are having the best ever time, something I could not give them right now, so hooray for them!!!  Until next time...
~Jenn

Enjoying Spring!

Spring has really began to stick around, making life a lot more enjoyable!  We actually went to church yesterday without coats, and we mowed the grass for the first time yesterday as well.  We have grilled twice and plan to do so again this week.

Another entertaining thing has been to take our Giles out on a leash for a "walk".  He does the leading, so it it not like walking a dog, but it is amusing to watch him explore.  He likes to walk around the perimeter of the house.  He has a favorite mulch spot that he likes to roll around in.  He's quite the cat.

Best of all, tomorrow is the last day of tax season!  No more 65 hour work weeks until next year.