I have already done a blog post about our Spring Break adventures. Since I was on a mission trip in Guatemala with North Cobb Christian School the first week of April and Spring Break was the second week, the last two weeks of the month really flew by! Looking back through the pictures and my calendar, the theme for the month of April has definitely been friends and family. We have visited with all of our parents, my sister and her husband and their precious daughter, and several of our awesome friends. My brother is returning from 10 months in Afghanistan this next weekend and we are all so excited to see him! Emma has promised to “run and jump in his arms.” Now that my sister’s daughter Nora is around…the competition for “favorite niece” is definitely on!
We enjoyed a wedding shower for one of Clint’s cousins and our first day out on the lake for this season. We have really enjoyed our pontoon boat these past three years. The boat has become somewhat of a vacation for our family most weekends from April-October and we feel confident that this tradition will continue for many years to come! We sold our first pontoon boat back in March. We were happy to sell it to a family that was buying their first boat…and had saved up to pay cash for it. That was our story also! Once we sold our boat, it was time to go shopping. We have continued to save money and were able to pay cash for a newer pre-owned pontoon boat. We’ve been out on it once already and are so glad to be back on the water! It’s also a blast to see how excited Emma is about inviting her friends to join us. She has dreams of bringing 8 friends. I think Clint’s job is to drive and pull the tube and my job is to pack plenty of snacks. What a joy…we love it!
The weather outside has finally turned warm and beautiful. That means lots of long walks, bike rides, bubbles, and grilling for the Strange crew. As school is winding down…the schedule will become a lot more relaxed around our house. We are all excited about that! I’m currently in Vancouver at a conference, but was so glad to have a chance to play Chutes and Ladders over FaceTime with Emma the other night.
Emma keeps getting taller and smarter. She is really doing a great job of starting to sound out words and she can’t wait to read all of her books to herself! I can’t believe that she is only a few weeks away from the end of K3. We have been so blessed with her teachers…two of the godliest, amazing ladies that we know. They have invested in our sweet daughter in a way that we never could have even thought to pray for. Emma is so excited about summer camp and starting K4 in the fall.
Clint had a chance to play his banjo at our church this past Sunday. Emma and I were so incredibly proud of him…he did a great job! Due to some of my travels for Spring Term and this conference, there have been a lot of Daddy/Daughter date nights this past month. Their favorite hangout these days is to play 9 holes at Bentwater golf course down the street from our house. Emma and I also enjoyed our special girls trip to Memphis and she has enjoyed coming as Mommy’s special guest for a few school activities over the past few weeks.
Here are a few pictures from our April adventures!
