Spring Has Sprung!

                  Spring is here again, and it's beautiful in Colorado! It has been unseasonably warm, so we are taking advantage of the gorgeous weather. We get outside as much as possible. Leaves and flowers are already on the trees. It hasn't been so great for Kyle's allergies though. He has to sleep with a humidifier practically pointed towards his nose. I've gotten lucky so far. The temperatures have been averaging 70-75 degrees for a high, and 40's in the low's.

March was a great month for us. Kyle started getting into the groove with his new job, and everything started going back to normal. Mid March, Kyle's mom Barbara came up for a visit for a week. We had a great time! We took a trip to the zoo, went shopping, and spent lots of time playing with Ava. My niece Bridget also celebrated her 12th birthday on March 15th. The time has just gotten away from me! We spent the rest of the month preparing for Ava's second birthday.

           Ava's birthday fell on Easter this year, so we got her an Easter egg cake (courtesy of Cousin Debbie), and the balloons were Elmo. Kind of an odd theme, but she loves Elmo and it was a hit! She enjoyed her Easter egg hunt in the backyard. I filled up plastic eggs with Goldfish crackers. She thought that was great! All in all her birthday was a success. She did not eat her cake though. She wanted nothing to do with it. Same as last year. I guess we'll try again on her 3rd birthday! I wonder where she got her dislike of sweets, because she definitely didn't get it from Kyle or myself!

The day before her birthday, we took Ava to the Denver Aquarium. Our friends Kim and Matt joined us. Ava really enjoyed her visit there. After that, we went to a restaurant called Sam's No. 3. It was featured on Diner's Drive-In's and Dives. The food was good, but the service was not. Matt did not get his Macho Nacho appetizer, and as Kyle put it, "His facial expression looked like a kid whose balloon had just been popped!" Not sure if he went back for his Macho Nachos. Lol!

The rest of April was pretty quiet. Just enjoying the weather and our family time together. May should be a busy one for us. Mother's Day, my birthday, and Memorial Day weekend coming up.