April is a great month in Oregon because the sun is finally coming out for longe than just a few hours a week. My friends and I enjoyed a few hikes and Hyrum got the sailboat back on the river. We spent multiple weekends down in Corvallis at the house doing yard work. The weeds are crazy at the beginning of Spring. After lots of work it finally looks like people live there and it's not an abandoned property! It's been tough adjusting to no kids at home. Hyrum has enjoyed not having to cook dinner every night because it turns out we are fine with some toast and marmalade;) We get to FaceTime Julian once a week and it's been great to hear how he is doing. He has made some friends at his new school and is settling into his new home fairly well. I don't think he is 100% comfortable with his host family yet but time will help with that. April was a great month...I love the chance to get outside after the rainy months of winter!
I got to host a baby shower for my niece (Katrina's daughter Taylor) Andrea and Stephanie Merrill also came up from Utah to be at the shower. It was really great to see so much love and support for Taylor and Parker
With Andrea in town Hyrum's brother Jacob drove down from Tacoma Washington...so there were 5 out of the 6 Durtschi siblings all together in one place:)
We took the boys out for dinner after spending all day weeding in the yard!
Our "empty nester" dinner. Nothing fancy but still yummy:)
The Skinny Dan is back in the water for the season. It's a good couple of hours to get this boat into the water but it's definitely worth it...This is Hyrum's happy place
We had some bees that were trying to make nests under our outdoor table so Hyrum made them their own little insect hotel
Sunday walk around Jackson Bottom wetlands with Jason and Katrina
A hike to punchbowl falls with Nikki, Marci and Heather
After our hike we stopped at Sugar Pine drive in and they had the cheesiest grilled cheese sandwich! The ice cream here was also super amazing!
Robin Mann and I made a stop at Pittock Mansion to enjoy the view before I took her to the hospital for an appointment. Another good friend has to go through cancer treatment...cancer sucks!
A mommy and baby outside the window at the hospital
Easter treats for the twins. I felt so terrible I didn't send a package to Julian for Easter...I need to be better at remembering.
Worked all day and still didn't get ALL the weeds out of this planter bed! I hate weeding!
Easter dinner with the family. We got to meet Jason's new boyfriend, Ivan. Seems like a nice guy. It was so weird how small of a gathering we had for this dinner...where are all my kids??
The Woodburn tulip festival with Sherry and Robin. I love spending time with these ladies:)
Out for a "family" bike ride...but this is all that's left of our family!
Cousin lunch with Becky Baker, Melissa Ashby and Dorothy Ashby and Katrina Doxey. So fun to spend time with these guys and catch up on how everyone's family is doing.
7 yards of bark dust to spread in Corvallis...another long day!
The weeds were out of control in the back of the house.
Another gorgeous day for a hike with Heather, Molly, Nikki and Marci...we did the 4 T's trail in Portland
Coming down on the aerial tram...best part of the 4 T's hike
Then a very well earned and delicious lunch at Bibim (Korean restaurant) It's so nice of these ladies to invite me on hikes...I'm definitely the slowest one there but I think they invite me because I'm just so much fun to be around:)
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