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Check out the snow we had on April 21 -- APRIL 21ST!!!  It was crazy how much show we got that late in April.  It was nice, though, because the ground was really warm, so it stayed off of the streets.  It was pretty to look at, but I was a little worried about the flowers that had already bloomed.  Luckily, the snow didn't stick around too long and the flowers were just fine!

 APRIL 21, 2021

APRIL 22, 2021

Here are pictures from THE NEXT DAY.  Cadence always likes to take a walk around the Sunbury square after her piano practice.  She had fun posing with the blooms. 😁

APRIL 28, 2021

A week after the snowfall, the dogwood flowers were still holding strong!

LAX 2021

Colin's LAX game really improved this season.  He enjoyed getting all the gear on and playing actual games.  In the past, through i9, he played 3v3 and would have 30 minutes of practice followed by a scrimmage with teammates.  It wasn't "true" lacrosse in the fact that the kids didn't wear any gear and they couldn't be as assertive as they wanted to be.  Unfortunately, there weren't enough neighboring communities with full teams, so the boys didn't get in as many "real" games as they had hoped, but they still had fun and really dominated in the games they did play.  If they didn't have a game against another team, they'd split the team in two and scrimmage against each other.  Either way, Colin had a blast showing all that he had learned.  He had some great mojo with his baseball teammate, Andy.  They'd look for each other and make sure to pass to each other in order to be able to score.  It was a lot of fun to watch!  Colin also made a great new buddy, Adrian.

Cadence got some great action shots with my camera in the game against Pickerington!

Gooooooaaaaaalllll!

Colin engaged in a face-off

Some pictures posted on the Eagles lacrosse facebook page - Colin's in the white penny

Lacrosse isn't Colin's favorite sport, but he's grown so much - we're excited to see what the future holds with lacrosse if he decides to continue to play.

 

Cadence's Room Makeover

When we finally convinced Cadence that her room was due for a makeover, she couldn't wait to get started.  We were pretty busy with both kids playing basketball, so we waited until the season was over to dig in.  During the week after Christmas when we were all quarantined, Cadence and I created an "idea board" and picked out the colors, comforter, pillows, etc.  We narrowed our paint choices down and Cadence picked her favorite one for the walls.  The kids and I painted frames, hooks, and other decor to match the new color scheme.  We're all thrilled with the way her room turned out - especially Cadence.  

I found this company (https://samplize.com/) that sells stickers from the major paint retailers and we picked out 4 from Sherwin Williams.  We were able to move them around her room to see how they looked in different lighting.  It just so happens that a friend of mine is linked to the company through a family member - what a small world!

Here are some "before" pictures...

The kids were super involved and very helpful with painting the walls.

Work in progress...

Ta-da!  All done!  It looks so fresh and grown up and I think it really suits our big girl. 😀

 On to the next renovation!