Easter Sunday....and the rest of April

Fun with cousin's Lily and Henry after the egg hunt. Henry happened to have and wear the same vest. Seriously not planned. Chris and Amy hid the eggs and Amy crocheted cute hair flower clips for the girls Easter presents.

Easter Egg hunt at Grandma and Grandpa Welsh's house.

We got a quick family picture on Sunday. The kids have loved watering the spring flowers in front of our house.

April has realized that it is Spring and the flowers are feeling brave enough to bloom.

On April 5th we celebrated 9 years of marriage. We went to do sealings at the Salt Lake Temple which was emotional for both of us. We felt so grateful to be there together and to have Dave doing well. We ate at the Garden Restaurant afterward which is becoming tradition. It was a wonderful night.
Dave's Chemo has been going okay. He usual get's sick 2-3 days after each dose. He gets muscles aches, fatigue, and some not so fun gastro-intestinal side effects. But he is going to work through it all and just getting treatments on his lunch breaks up at the hospital. He is a superhero.

Ally has first gradeitis and keeps trying to find ways to not have to go to school. She would rather stay home with the boys and I.

Grant and Brody's friendship is growing and it is fun to see them wrestle and sword fight. We are getting back into the swing of things and have 1 month of treatment down and 11 left to go.

Spring is in the Air!

The kids with thier Hone cousins
Ally holding cousin Mckell Roxy with the classic 7-year old smile
An intense Mario cart battle with Moody cousins
Grant holding new cousin Allyson
Ally with new cousin Allyson


Grant's 5th Birthday

In our front year our tulips are pushing through dirt and begging for some sunshine. We are back in business and have had an eventful week. Dave and I went back to work. The kids went back to school, Grant turned 5, and Dave got his first maintenance chemo treatments. Ally and Grant had soccer games. Grant scored 3 goals and Ally scored 1 goal.
I had to re-register Ally Jane to get her back into class. When we walked into her room. Her teacher said, "look who is here class." They all shouted "Ally!" Then one kid started chanting, "Ally! Ally!" and the rest of the class chimed in. Then a classmate ran to give her a hug and a group hug formed. One little girl started crying and saying, "Ally I've missed you so much." They all started fighting over where she was going to sit. It was an emotional scene straight out of a movie. I tried to enjoy the moment and not think about the germs each kid may be exposing my daughter to with their hugs.
We were able to go visit my brother Dan and Becky and see our new niece and cousin. We also ate dinner with Trina and let the kids run around with their cousins. It felt so great to get out of the house and spend some good family time together. This week we were able to go to the park, it is great to see friends again and breathe the fresh spring air.
Dave, Brody, and Ally all did get a little sniffle early in the week but nothing too problematic. When I told Grant to be careful because Daddy had a runny nose, he laughed. I asked him what was funny and he said, "grownups don't get runny noses mom." I thought it was cute. He probably rarely sees a grownup with snot running down thier face. We feel so blessed that we have been able to stay healthy this winter.
Dave had a difficult time sleeping this week due to the steroid treatment that they put him on during the chemo. He got a dose on Tuesday and on Friday. However, this weekend he was feeling pretty tired and sore in his muscles. He still managed to make crepes for us today. His brother Chris and wife Amy and brother Steve came over to enjoy them with us.
We have seen the goodness that there is on this earth. We continue to be blessed by others. We have felt our Savior's love through the Spirit and seen His works through the hands of friends and family. Thank you so much.





Dave decided to get a wig. These are a few of the runner-up wigs. He wore the one below back to work the first day and gave everyone a good laugh.