{"id":7114,"date":"2013-05-01T16:30:31","date_gmt":"2013-05-01T21:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=7114"},"modified":"2013-05-01T16:30:31","modified_gmt":"2013-05-01T21:30:31","slug":"emma-april-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=7114","title":{"rendered":"Emma: April 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have already done a blog post <\/a>about our Spring Break adventures.\u00a0 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!\u00a0 Looking back through the pictures and my calendar, the theme for the month of April has definitely been friends and family.\u00a0 We have visited with all of our parents, my sister and her husband and their precious daughter, and several of our awesome friends.\u00a0 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.”\u00a0 Now that my sister’s daughter Nora is around\u2026the competition for “favorite niece” is definitely on!<\/p>\n

We enjoyed a wedding shower for one of Clint’s cousins and our first day out on the lake for this season.\u00a0 We have really enjoyed our pontoon boat these past three years.\u00a0 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!\u00a0 We sold our first pontoon boat back in March.\u00a0 We were happy to sell it to a family that was buying their first boat\u2026and had saved up to pay cash for it.\u00a0 That was our story also!\u00a0 Once we sold our boat, it was time to go shopping.\u00a0 We have continued to save money and were able to pay cash for a newer pre-owned pontoon boat.\u00a0 We’ve been out on it once already and are so glad to be back on the water!\u00a0 It’s also a blast to see how excited Emma is about inviting her friends to join us.\u00a0 She has dreams of bringing 8 friends.\u00a0 I think Clint’s job is to drive and pull the tube and my job is to pack plenty of snacks.\u00a0 What a joy\u2026we love it!<\/p>\n

The weather outside has finally turned warm and beautiful.\u00a0 That means lots of long walks, bike rides, bubbles, and grilling for the Strange crew.\u00a0 As school is winding down\u2026the schedule will become a lot more relaxed around our house.\u00a0 We are all excited about that!\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n

Emma keeps getting taller and smarter.\u00a0 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!\u00a0 I can’t believe that she is only a few weeks away from the end of K3.\u00a0 We have been so blessed with her teachers\u2026two of the godliest, amazing ladies that we know.\u00a0 They have invested in our sweet daughter in a way that we never could have even thought to pray for.\u00a0 Emma is so excited about summer camp and starting K4 in the fall.<\/p>\n

Clint had a chance to play his banjo at our church this past Sunday.\u00a0 Emma and I were so incredibly proud of him\u2026he did a great job!\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Their favorite hangout these days is to play 9 holes at Bentwater golf course down the street from our house.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n

Here are a few pictures from our April adventures!<\/p>\n