Hoppy Birthday

Greetings everyone! Busy week to end April with much to discuss. Tuesday was Mia's 7th birthday! Can't believe she's already SEVEN. The things this kid can do and has done within a year is amazing. Her love for reading has soared, she's gained so many friends and has completed fantastic sleepovers. Her curiosity and creativity have continued to flourish and despite becoming more and more stubborn, she's still our Mia and our love for her fills our hearts. Yeah, I'm sappy. Anyways, so my Mom and I joined Mia for lunch. Earlier in the day, I had picked up a ham/cheese sub and when I arrived at the school, I had totally forgotten it so I sprinted back, grabbed it and ran back. We had lunch while Mia's friends talked my ear off. "You seem like a cool guy, we should hang out at recess" said Laiani (sp). Thanks kid. I had drawn Mia her very own My Little Pony character; Moonlight Mia for her special birthday note. She loved it so much that she plans to turn it into a book series.

So we did a large Duck Duck Goose game, followed by a jump rope competition followed by 22+ kids chasing me around the grounds. It got intense. Like that one scene in Pirates of the Caribbean where Jack is running from the islanders. I was mentally begging for the bell to ring so the chaos would end. They'd trap me with the hoola hoop. My guest sticker was long gone in the insanity. Mia gave me a hug goodbye before I split. A few of her other friends gave me hugs as well such as Ryan and Hayden. Sweet kids.

Later, we took Mia out to see Sherlock Gnomes followed by dinner at Noodles. I kept nodding off during the movie. From what I remember, it wasn't bad. It was a nice way to celebrate Mia's actual birthday, and she was stoked to open some gifts sent in. She got a Hermione wig/robe and some Play Dough sets from us as well. Wednesday, I was up early to photograph in Franksville, WI at Raymond Elementary. Longest drive to photograph at a school, but it was fun. It was a bit irritating not to have a map of the grades with classrooms but most of the teachers were pretty nice as well as the students to photograph.

Friday was Mia's first day of Spring Break so we hung out at the park for an hour with long time friend Olivia and her brother. The kids played tag and chased each other around. Wish it was a bit warmer, but what can ya do?

Saturday, I watched Chelsea fall apart to the dreaded Spurs at home. First defeat in 28 years. Such a terrible run they have had this season. Later, we cleaned the house and dyed eggs at Jill's parent's house. Sunday, was Mia's family birthday party as well as Easter. She hunted for eggs, baskets and enjoyed all of the little April Fools Day jokes before the rest of our family came over for more egg hunting and dinner. All in all, good weekend. Back to the grind this week. Mia's BFF Cecilia returned so Mia's hanging out with her this week. That's all for now, thanks for reading!