On the first day of the month, Casey and I decided to up our April Fool's game and trick the kids at breakfast. We made "eggs" with a swirl of yogurt topped with an apricot half and then made "orange juice" out of mac and cheese powdered sauce mix + water. We got 'em good!
Later that day we took the family skiing at Nordic Valley. It was conference weekend, so we listened to the afternoon session on our drive up to Eden and then stayed until it got dark. We lost Lindy on the slopes for a few minutes. I took Sean to the bathroom and then got distracted inside the lodge (they gave us all of the un-purchased pizza and tater tots since they were closing for the night) while Lindy waited for us at the bottom of the lift. She eventually took a couple of rides and runs, all while asking around: "Has anyone seen my mom?" Eventually we spotted her (after scrambling the ski patrol) and brought her into the lodge to enjoy our bounty.
Lindy, riding the lift at Nordic Valley.
Casey and Sean at Nordic Valley.
Bear in one of his favorite places--the back door landing--happily blocking traffic in all directions.
April was a continuation of our wet wet winter. Endless winter! We kept getting record breaking piles of snow.
Zeke's 6th grade teacher, Mr. Burke, orchestrated several ski meetups for his 6th grade class throughout the season.
Zeke with his teacher (Mr. Burke), along with a couple of dads--Steve and Scott--and several classmates up at Solitude.
Sophie running at the Taylorsville Invitational on April 8th. She ran the 1600m in 5:48.55 and the 800m in 2:33.99.
Easter dinner at the Sullivan Homestead in South Jordan.
Karen Solorzano, making her famous resurrection rolls.
After a lifetime of single hood, my friend Kimberly met her future husband (someone that I went to high school with and worked with at McDonald's as a teenager) and was engaged within a few short weeks. We took her bridal shower on the road with an epic weekend ladies trip to Saint George where we stayed at Uncle Ray's house--compliment's of Jen.
We filled up Shannon's giant van and stuffed enveloped with wedding invitations on the long drive and laughed our way down I-15. Of course.
Friday night was a literal showdown dance-off with all of the windows upon!
The party ramped up when we visited the local thrift store to pick out crazy hiking outfits, $10 limit. We could not stop laughing!
Said outfits quickly made their debut on the local trails.
At the overlook.
We made it!
Hiking was followed by a stop at Veyo Pies where we sampled the "Veyo Volcano" along with several others.
Because of the epic water year, the Gunlock Reservoir was overflowing its bounds creating the "Gunlock Waterfalls," a spring phenomenon.
The ladies, taking in the Gunlock Falls.
Sean and Lina, on a bike ride (Lina's longest up to that point) exploring Mill Creek up by the Mill House.
Bear loves walking up to the Mill House and then romping in the creek.
Bear, trying to get a piece of an Iceberg shake.
Sean, standing in the excavation where we put in a sturdy post to hang a hammock.
Moving stones into place (utilizing all of the neighborhood kids) for the next Sullivan project--creating a patio on the East side of the house. This stone was one removed from the Salt Lake Temple during its remodel and put into a side garden under our big maple tree.
Lindy with her 2nd grade class. Teacher: Ms. Veronica Seidemann.
In April, we took on a project to build a wall as part of an obstacle course in the farm field behind Holladay Lions Rec Center. The 6th grade (including Zeke) used it for their Medieval Games. It was a solid fan favorite.
Lindy, sanding our finished wall.
Zeke regularly builds various skate and bike jumps and ramps to practice his sweet moves. This was one.
One of the baby bunnies that are regularly born on Best Avenue, captured temporarily because of its cuteness.
Due to the over-scheduled nature of life at the Sullivan household these days, we decided that we needed a break, even if it was just a quick adventure. We gathered the family, wiped a few obligations from our calendar (in overt rebellion) and headed out to Antelope Island for an intact family excursion.
Sophie with Bear,
Lindy Loo.
We found the herd.
Sean, collecting things on the beach.
Sean and Lindy.
Casey Bert.
Casey and Bear on the shores of the Great Salt Lake.
On April 21st, Sophie ran the 4x800m at the Skyhawk Invitational in Salem Hills (along with Sarah, Lucy and Ashley) in 10:27.10 and the 800m in 2:35.29.
Sophie, Hallee and Lindy all performed in a piano recital at Day Murray Music. Hallee and Sophie played Merry Round and Bluegrass Fiddler in a trio with Hazel and Lindy played London Bridge/Merrily Row and I Love Candy, I Love Gum with Cody and 3 other students.
Sophie, Hazel and Hallee.
On April 29th Sophie ran a 2:31:33 in the 800 m and a 5:33:23 in the 1600m at the Tiger Trials in Orem.
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