Hello! Hope you are all doing well!

It’s been a busy month. We had a great trip to PA at the beginning of April. We had a chance to visit with lots of family (grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins…). Russell was baptized while we were there by Rev. Boos, who baptized Michelle 32 years ago. It was a very special occasion, and we were so happy to share it with so much family.

Erick has been working hard in swim lessons for the past two weeks. We have lessons this week and than possibly a short break. It’s a “no floatie” summer! Erick is excited and is ready to be out in the water on his own. His Pre-K school year will wrap up in a few weeks. His Pre-K graduation will be held on June 5th. It’s hard to believe he will be starting Kindergarten in the fall. He is all registered, and we will find out shortly before school starts who his teacher will be!

Russell (almost 14 months) has decided it is NOW time to start walking. He’s a pretty laid back kind of fellow - unless it’s time to eat, or it’s time for bed – but he took his time on the walking. His crawling skills were very impressive. He could get anywhere in the blink of an eye. He’s also expanding his vocabulary and can just about say “E-wick”. I guess he must hear us calling his brother a lot. Not surprising that’s a word Russell has come to know well! Haha Big brother Erick has also taught Russell to shake his head “no”. Even more entertaining is that Russell does this while keeping his mouth wide open. These boys are very silly! Russell is a HUGE fan of water. He loves tub time and could play in there for hours. More recently though, he’s gotten to go in the wading pool by the big pool in our community. I suspect we’ll have two fish instead of boys by the end of the summer!

It’s been warming up, and the humidity has arrived! More reason to spend time at the pool or the water park! Take care and enjoy the pictures!