Oden Adventures

They say good things come to those who wait...this is the case with V's hair.  It was a long time in coming (in) but now it's these adorable ringlets!

 She moved up to size 9 shoes this month which necessitated a trip to the shoe store!

 Looking a far bit too grown up here for Mama's taste...

 

This face I captured because (accompanied with a joyful gasp) this is the face she makes every time she sees that scene in Little Mermaid where Ariel's singing on the rock and that big splash comes up behind her.  It's on a Disney Jr. commercial so she sometimes sees it several times in one day, and the level of enthusiasm never lessens.

In a very busy month, we took one day to escape up to Lake Arrowhead, and it was just the ticket.  It's a very quiet, relaxing place normally, and even more so on a week day.  Our souls breathed awhile.

The kids were happy to be here!

O's first time in a restaurant high chair!

We (especially Vianne) had a delicious lunch at the waffle place...

...and a lovely stroll after...

...and then back to the Granma & Grampa's for more fun.

Also in April, Vianne was well occupied with her many, many birthday gifts.  Here, assembling a glowing friend from Rebekah...

She did a great job - very precise about the dot placement :-).  She named her Dora!

We brought home some pink hand-me-down cowgirl boots from Oregon to complete her 

Sheriff Callie ensemble!

And this was the How Did I Think Spaghetti-Os was a good idea? #NeverAgain

I decided take the kids up to Oregon, braving the airplane again with them on my own, to break up the "monotony" (hardly!) between Christmas and summer.  The flights went much better than I imagined and we had lots of fun with family & friends in between.