April, May... What?

Wow, so April came and went, didn't it? We had a wonderful month as a family. A lot went on between Easter and a few trips here and there.

We spent Easter with all sorts of friends. We started the day with church (of course), then went to our annual brunch at the Clarks house. Colleen was mucho grande pregnant, and ended up  having their sweet baby girl, Bridget, just two days later! Afterwards we came home and rested a while before hosting our good friends, The Cains, for Easter dinner. Also pregnant, Kelly had their second boy, Ryan, later in the month on the 27th (darn, he should have waited until the 30th! Jim would have been so excited.)

The following weekend I traveled to home sweet home Indiana. It was a much anticipated trip, and I loved every minute of it. I don't get home enough, and nothing makes me happier than seeing cornfields and my best buddies. I spent the first half of my trip in Winamac hanging out with Em. I gave her strict instructions that I wanted to do nothing more than eat Pizza King pizza with her, drink a few beers, and just catch up! She didn't let me down and we had a great two nights together just listening to crickets and enjoying one another's company, just like the good ole days.

After that I hopped in my rented Prius (quite fun, I must admit) and drove on down to Danville, IL for one of my best friend's baby showers. Jess is a roommate from high school and my other roommate Whitney drove up all the way from Oklahoma. Unfortunately our fourth roomie had a family emergency and couldn't make it, but I selfishly get to see her whenever I want, as she lives here in Charlotte :)

Anyway, we had a great time helping Jess and Robby get the house ready for both baby and 35+ guests at a BBQ that was held after the shower. It was great to see my girls, and I can't wait to see them again in August at Whitney's "take two!" wedding in Culver.

The next weekend (I know, we just don't stop...) Jim and I took an adults only weekend trip down to Tybee Island, GA. This is Savannah's beach, for those of you who haven't been there. We got to drive with the top down on the Jeep, enjoy some fried shrimp and margaritas, and explore River St. in Savannah. What a great city! I can't wait to go back. The reason we were there was because I had a beach wedding to shoot, so the second night was spent working, but as always it was more fun than work and Jim joined me which made it all the better! We knew the family of the groom very well (next door neighbors) so it was really fun to be a part of the party with them.

Finally the last weekend in April came.  You know what that means... GOLF! (we'll get on to Jim's birthday in a bit.) The Quail Hollow Championship comes to Charlotte every year and this was our fifth year in a row going on Friday to watch all of our favorite players. We followed Phil for a few holes, same for Tiger (but man was that gallery crazy big!) then just enjoyed letting the players come to us. Concequently, this was also Jim's birthday, so that night we picked up the girls and his parents and hit up Cantina 1511 for dinner (Mexican IS Jim's favorite, so I didn't put up a fight). He had a wonderful birthday full of new accessories for his Jeep. He's a happy man...

So here's on to May. I won't give you a preview, as this has gone long enough. I will try to update before a whole month goes by though!