On Thursday five moms and thirteen kids gathered at a park to get some exercise and enjoy the warmer weather. Nadia was one of only two girls in the group. Most of the kids were between the ages of 8-13. Ian always enjoys playing with Micah and Ean. Ean is nine months older than Ian and nine months younger than Nadia. Ian and Ean love to chat about Minecraft. Milo was crying during the ride to the park, but I'm sure he greatly preferred that we brought him along rather than leaving him home alone for 4 hours.
Yesterday the boys played at the skate park near the library we've been using since September. Nadia, Milo, and I walked from the playground to the library and back. They also spent a little bit of time at another playground while I picked up a few things at the grocery store.
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| Ian and Ean |
Today the kids attended an ethical hacking conference for kids. A conference for adults was also being held at the same fairgrounds that focused on forensics, cybersecurity, etc. The event for kids was free, but some of the workshops entailed a small fee of $2 per participant. The ones that cost money were the kids' favorite. First they participated in one that involved using Legos and an app to create an animated video. Nadia's favorite station that didn't involve a fee was the one where you tried to pick locks. She was able to pick the two easiest locks. She spent a lot of time trying to pick the third of five locks, but she didn't master it before it was time for our first escape room. We conquered the escape room with a little bit of help and some extra time. After that escape room the kids participated in a class that focused on programming a robot. Our last stop was another escape room. This one was a bit scary to Oliver as it featured a mummy. We managed to solve that one (with some help) within the allotted time. I already purchased an app so Nadia and Ian can do more of the Lego animation at home.
On our way home we stopped at the drive-thru egg hunt. Each child picked a color, and one of the adults running the event opened an egg of that particular color which had a number on it which let them know which prize they had won. I imagine this was the first and last "drive-thru" egg hunts that the kids will ever participate in during their lifetime. The upside was that in a traditional egg hunt all three of them don't typically find a prize egg. After we got our chocolate bunnies, we came home to rescue Milo. We had been gone a little over five hours, which was the longest we've ever left him alone before. Last week he had an accident in his crate when we were at Tab's house. It was the first time in 3.5 months that he had peed in his crate. He cried REALLY loudly when we were leaving which tugged on all our heartstrings, but thankfully he was a good boy and didn't have any accidents while we were gone. He was SOOOOO excited when we came home.
This evening we had a Passover seder. Let me tell you that none of us like horseradish. YUCK!!!! We also weren't fans of dipping our celery in salt water, but those were to remind us of the bitterness of slavery. The grape juice (instead of wine), charoset, and Matzoh crackers went over much better. We asked the questions and read through two different books during the meal to learn more about how the Passover is celebrated. We're eternally grateful that Jesus is our Passover lamb!
Paul's mom took another ambulance trip to the hospital again. Her blood pressure is too low, she had a stroke recently, and she has an infection in her blood stream that likely originated in her back and possibly liver. She's having another heart catheterization on Monday. Prayers for her are appreciated as well as prayers for her family members. It's hard to watch someone you love deteriorate physically. I've been praying in particular for Paul, his brother, his Dad, and Aunt Debbie. And of course I'm praying for Ellie. I hope they can reduce the amount of pain she has been in the last couple of weeks. She's struggled even to talk on the phone for most of this month. We love her and miss her!
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