April 2018-How Very Special to Be

Boat time

Botanical Garden

Driving at Park

Famous person Day at School
Lyla as Michelle Obama

Soccer Player!!

Mother, Daughter & Hedgie

Beautiful Girl

With Friend at Soccer Game

Birthday visit-Mother 98th and Darlene 66th. Angela and my Cousins Dianna and Carol (Nee Compton)

Bunny Basket

Lyla the Lawn mower 

Granny's 66th Birthday

Boots and Hedgey (lucky Hedgehog!)



Sisters



Cooking with Dad
 



Water Break Time




Besides playing hide and seek with Lyla, we now hide plastic eggs in the house. She hides eggs as well as she hides herself. It is fun to play with her. And such a joy that she seems to enjoy it as well. Lyla dressed as Michelle Obama as her favorite famous person at school. Maybe Lyla will grow up to be a lawyer too! On several days I picked up Lyla at school and took her to piano before taking her home to get ready for soccer. Willow has figured out when I show up it very often means her parents are going to leave her so I do my best to comfort her and do whatever she wants me to do…within appropriate limitations. It is so special to read books to her and hold her before putting her to bed. This month was routine but still special since I got to spend a lot of time with Willow and Lyla. Angela also made a trip to Mobile with me for Great Grandmother’s (and my) birthdays. It was a short but sweet visit. I had an appointment with a new GI surgeon at UAB who told me he did not recommend elective surgery for me. I was very glad to hear that! I am optimistic I can stay healthy at least until Angela finishes her Nurse Practitioner program at UAB!  We went out for pizza at Area 41 for my birthday celebration. Life is a celebration. Angela’s favorite line from Charlotte’s Web, “How very special are we for just a moment to be” is so appropriate and touching. I am glad to have so many moments with Lyla and Willow…and of course, Brock and Angela as well!