The rest of April

It is the first of May and Spring is just around the corner?  We are drying out after another Wyoming snowstorm and the sun is supposed to be shining for the rest of the week.  To say we are all a little cabin feverish is an understatement.  Both soccer and baseball were canceled this weekend and at this rate, we'll be playing makeup games until the Fourth of July.  But we've had some nice family hangout time and the house is clean-ish so we'll look on the bright side.  Plus, the grass is going to be so green when the sun finally comes back.  

During the snowstorm on Friday, we had a herd (pack?) of jackrabbits in the field behind our house. 

Friday night, we babysit Baby Cousin.  She's not a baby anymore so I really should start calling her Toddler Cousin or Preschooler Cousin!  She makes herself at home and really plays with Reina now.

Two cousins and a car, or perhaps a rocket ship?  Another game involved Reina walking onto the pillows and falling down which Toddler Cousin found HYSTERICAL.  Time and time again.  

 Glenn was turkey hunting in Kansas last week and came home with a big bird, which we were all impressed by but Coco was most intrigued (see next picture).  We were all pretty happy to see him walk in the door last Sunday.

Welcome home Dad!  

 Glenn and Will went turkey hunting earlier in the month and came back on late on Saturday with a turkey.  Glenn had saved a bunch of the feathers while he was butchering the tom.  The next morning we woke up to a delighted Coco and a giant mess of turkey feathers all over the living room.  She had found the stash of feathers and delighted in rolling around in them and I'm assuming, pretending she was a magnificent hunter.  We picked up all of the feathers that morning and went off to church.  When we came back a few hours later, the living room was again decorated in what we'll call 'turkey chic.'  We learned our lesson and picked up the flowers and secured them in a more catproof location.

Thank you Glenn for bringing me such a delightful trophy.  I'm very impressed by your hunting prowess.  

 Will received the Millennium Falcon for his birthday and he and Glenn spent many hours putting it together.  I'm happy to report that it's still mostly intact, even though this picture was taken a few weeks ago.

Han and Chewie would be proud.  

The rest of the month was a blur of soccer games, piano lessons for Reina, tap dance classes, work stuff and backyard chickens.  More on that last one later.