April 2013

IMG_8704, a photo by tracyg00 on Flickr.

Yep, finally getting around to April updates. So much for my good intentions. After getting back from spring break we had our April scout meeting on the 10th. We took them to Whole Body Fitness for a boxing workout with Sweet Pete and Coach Will. The guys worked them hard and they had a blast. Jake comes along for scout activities when the activity appeals to him. He definitely wanted in on this one.



The next day he was drawing a picture at the counter and this was what he came up with:



On the 12th, we had our Girl Scout overnight at Journey World. Talk about an uncomfortable night of sleep. I was definitely not prepared for this one. They had said to bring yoga mats to sleep on, but that space was limited so they didn't recommend air mattresses. I will not believe that next time. Here's the room:



Notice the tile floor and skinny little yoga mats that we slept on. In all fairness, the girls had a good time and the whole event only lasted about 11 hours. We were out of there by 8:15 the next morning -- and went straight to track practice. I had one tired girl that afternoon!



On Monday, we had to pick up a certificate from Chicago Costume and the kids scored some clown noses from the owner. I just thought this was a funny pic.



Since Jake has a summer birthday, he celebrated his day on April 17. He brought Groucho glasses for all of his classmates and apparently it was a big hit.



On Thursday, the 18th, we got so much rain that school was cancelled. Actually much of it came late Wednesday into the early morning hours, but lots of basements flooded and the expressway was closed due to flooding. I snapped this pic of the river when I ventured out that afternoon.



On Saturday, I went to the QAS Scavenger Hunt (Darin stayed behind this time around). My team did not win (not for my lack of trying), but we had fun anyway.



Megan had her first track meet on April 21 at Loyola Academy. Jake also had a baseball game that day. Busy Saturday for this household. Megan ended up doing the long jump, 800, and 4x100 relay. It was super fun for both us.



We drove Tatum and Logan home from school one day and I just thought this was a cute pic of Jake and Tatum waiting for their big sisters.



On the 24th, I took our scouts to the North Branch Arts Center to earn their painting badge. The paintings turned out great!



On the 26th, a few of our scouts collected money for Misercordia at Happy Foods. The patrons thought it was quite unfair to have cute little girls soliciting them. They really raked in some dough for a such a great cause!

We had a couple more track meets that I should write about, but I think those are worthy of their own post!