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April 2019 - GGpa Swingle

Tyler continues to lose more teeth and left the funniest note for the tooth fairy--

We did a local getaway for Spring Break by renting a room at the Zermatt hotel in Midway for the weekend.  We rode the Heber Creeper, ate at the Train King restaurant, and did lots of swimming.  The train ride was right along the mountains and Deer Creek Reservoir, it was quite lovely.

Apparently our new neighborhood in Lehi does a big carnival every year for Easter.  The entire park was full of games and activities.  They even used to do pony rides until the family with the pony moved away last year. 

We made bunny pancakes for breakfast on Easter and celebrated the day at the Tates with an epic Easter egg hunt.  Tad found Aden's special, super-hidden money eggs which made us all laugh.

The kids got fishing poles from Grandma and Grandpa Sweeny for Christmas and we gave them a test run at Salem Pond.  We had no idea what we were doing, so the kids and I watched YouTube videos on how to fish before we left :).  We were there for about 4 hours and the kids loved it.  I was amazed they lasted that long and still wanted to stay longer. 

Kyle and Sara drove to Arizona together for Great-Grandpa Swingle's funeral.  The greatest blessing and tender mercy was Uncle Scott's surprise arrival.  It had been almost 20 years since Kyle or his Dad had seen Scott and there were lots of tears shed at the blessing of having the siblings all together.  Grandpa Swingle was surely smiling down from heaven and Grandma Swingle stayed by her baby boy's side all weekend. 

We celebrate Granny's birthday every year with extended Sweeny family, this year at Chili's.

Liam started to go to nursery with Tad...and he hates it.  The poor boy screams and cries every week.  This is still the case as I write this post in July.  He calms down a few minutes after he is brutally abandoned, but is not happy about being left there and could care less that Tad is in there with him.

And to end, a picture of a bearded bath baby and cute Tad saying a prayer all by himself in Spanish!



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