April was a busy month for us! Sean's cousin Matt came to visit from Santa Ana. We were glad to see him and hope to see the rest of his family and their newest addition, Alexa, by the end of the year! 
We hosted, Gabi, an au pair from Brazil for almost two weeks! The kids loved having her around and they enjoy learning about the world! 
We went to the Tulip Festival with Gabi and tried to get pictures of the kids smiling.   We celebrated Easter with friends of ours, dyed Easter eggs, and even made it to the Bunny Bounce at the zoo. 
Later in April, our friend Geli from Germany came to visit for a week. Her trip was extended by the halt of Western European air travel due to the eruptions of the volcano in Iceland. While she was here we enjoyed exploring the Northwest together! We visited Pike's Place Market, and went to the Tulip Festival again. Actually we went to more times! We flew kites and searched for sand crabs on Camano Island.    
 
We attempted to take pictures of the kids at the Bellevue Botanical Garden before it started raining. It's not so easy to capture the kids smiling and looking at the camera at the same time!  
We celebrated Riley's teacher's new baby girl with a shower at school. Reagan was super excited to be in Riley's classroom. Aside from thinking every gift was for her, she had a great time. I even made butterfly sugar cookies for this special occasion.  
We enjoyed the Northwest's beautiful weather by hiking Twin Falls near Snoqualmie. It must be a popular trail since we ran into a few of Sean's coworkers there. The hike was beautiful and Riley did a great job walking the entire way! 
Sean is still in school and almost done with his MBA. Sometimes I wonder if it's worth completing, but he has been an inspiration as he's juggled having young kids, working full time, and being a top student in his classes. As usual, we're enjoying the beauty of the Northwest and looking forward to longer, sunnier days ahead! | 
