April Fools has got to be one of my favorite holidays. Is it a holiday? Maybe that's why I like it. No presents, no baking required. Just good
ol' fashioned fun. I started my day at 4:30 am. I went running downstairs, unplugged Ethan's alarm clock, and told him it was 6:55, and he was going to miss the bus. He jumped out of bed, hopped in the shower, got dressed, and came running up to a sign saying "April Fools". I then decided to do my annual "Crisco on the doorknobs." The kids fall for that one every time. I got back into bed and told Blake that Aggie had just thrown up all over in the garage, and it didn't look like she was breathing. He jumped out of bed, and went into the kitchen only to see the same sign. I was awake, so I decided to put saran wrap on the toilets. That's always a fun one.
Supe falls for that one every year also. Kind of messy, but worth it. The kids all ate blue cold cereal, and sluggishly went to school.
I always try to get my brother and sister-in-law. They are so gullible bless their hearts. Jill had asked me to pick up Jacey from preschool. I called her with the "dead battery" excuse. She hurried and called her friend to go pick up Jacey. Not to mention, she didn't seem too stressed about me being stranded with a dead battery! I had already picked up her daughter and had Jacey call her saying "April Fools". Well, I better run. I have to go short-sheet the kids' beds before they get home from young men. Not to mention the raisin I put in their toothpaste tube. Can't wait for that one. Happy April Everyone!!
These pictures were taken on April 4th, 2009. Beaver Mountain stayed open one more week. We have had such a fun season of skiing this year. Rachael is now old enough to get on the lift by herself. She just cruises along with the rest of us. Pretty soon she will be way past skiing with her mom! It is so much fun to go up as a family and spend time together. I love this picture of my brother with my cutest little niece. Riding up on the lift with my teenage son, watching Supe ski the rails. It is a mothers delight to see her children and hubby happy. Blake and I met skiing, and I still LOVE to watch him ski. He is an incredible skier. Even getting stitches and all this year from a fall. You would think at almost 40, he would tame it down a little bit! It snowed all day this final season ender. I drove to our cabin in the worst snowstorm I have ever driven in. We have been very blessed with a wonderful winter. And now it's time for SPRING!!
