Ryan turns 40

What is not to love about Ryan?  Well, we had to limit it just 40.  We are excited for this next decade of life!

Easter Egg Hunts

We had one for friends from church at our house on Friday and then the Easter Bunny came on Saturday.  Saturday was also Ryan's 40th birthday.  We found eggs, sang happy birthday, and went to a B&B next to the airport for an early departure to London.  

Tessa made a costume change on her own and posed for others while they took pictures of their kids. 

Easter hunt on Saturday

Movies

I read the kids Wrinkle in Time and then went and watched the movie.  

I love it when the kids dance in the front during the credits.  They all brought a stuffed animal and twirled around with them.  I hope they never grow out of doing this.  

Sam's Story Skeleton

Sam in basketball

Sam did a great job in Basketball.  He learned a lot and had a great team and coach.

Winter isn't over yet.

Field Trip Dynakum

I got to chaperone Sam's field trip to Dynakum museum.  

He sure loves his buddies Allen and Isaiah.  

They are all really into giving each other "bunny ears."

Venice

Venice started off with a scare.  Ryanair cancelled our flight with less than 24 hours notice.  We scrambled, changed our dates and flew out of Hahn instead.  Venice is like walking on the set of a movie.  The canals, colorful buildings, and boats are so picturesque.  Tessa ate gelato for breakfast, lunch and dinner and wanted MORE for day 2.  They loved chasing and feeding the pigeons at St. Marcos Square.  We got freshly made pasta to go and made our own Magnum bars.  On day two, we went to a cemetery where Ezra Pound was buried and then to Murano for the day.  The kids loved traveling in the boats and playing at the playground near our hotel. 

When I was 26 (14 years ago), I came here for the 2nd time with Branagan.  I bought my future husband a gondola tie.  3 years later I married Ryan and gave him that Gondola tie.  Then on our 11th anniversary, we enjoyed Venice and walked by that gondola tie with our 3 kids.