Where did April go????

April has come and gone and I did not make one single post on the blog! Here is the short version of this past month in the Scifres household.

At the beginning of the month we went to Chicago to visit Mimi and Papa. We enjoyed a week long vacation of lots of playing, eating great food, and seeing friends and family. While we were gone Steve was busy with class, work, and getting our house ready to sell! We decided with baby #2 on the way more space was needed before her September (we hope) arrival. We are very excited that our house (luckily) sold quickly and we are well on our way to closing escrow in a few weeks! We are scheduled to move into our new town home at the end of May. We are moving a bit south, closer to the beach, friends, and a more family oriented community. The only downfall to our new location is that it is a little bit farther from Grandma and Grandpa. Lucky for us they have still agreed to come visit us and babysit the girls in the fall. With Steve's new job as Assistant Principal of Calabasas High School he will not be working as far north as he is now which allowed us to go a little south to the area we have wanted to live in.

Now we just hope all goes smoothly as we go through escrow for our old and new places. Hopefully I will be updating with some pictures of the new place very soon!



Pictures from April:

Visiting in the Long Beach Aquarium before heading out to Chicago. Also soaking in the sun one last time before heading to the cold. 

Enjoying the new toys Mimi had for Ava when we arrived. 

Beautiful and sunny day at the Morton Arboretum 

Eating snack with her new panda bear that Papa picked up for her in China. Can you believe he carried this back on the plane with him? That is true love! 

Dinner in the city with Ava's aunties and Lily. 

Brookfield Zoo!

Just being cute. 

Enjoying the fake animals a little more than the real ones! 

Birds!

First manicure. Celebrating Mimi's birthday with a girls day at the spa. 

Saying goodbye to Auntie Beth is so hard. 

Playing with GG at cousin Isaac's house

Ava had so much fun playing with Isaac! 

Cousin fun! 

Visiting Grandpa Ed. Ava loved hanging out with him and sharing all of her animals. 

First hair cut. Ok, not really a hair cut, but she did get her bangs trimmed by my hair dresser while I was there getting a cut. I am not quite ready to have her get a full cut. We just got hair, can't take any of it away yet. 

The Easter bunny was her favorite! She didn't want to get off of his lap. 

Decorating easter eggs with Anna. We got to spend our second easter with Anna. Although I know her family misses her in Chicago, we hope to make spending Easter with her a tradition. 

She was so excited about her easter basket. The Frozen DVD and what she calls her, "Jesus book" were  her favorite items. 

Easter egg hunt around the house

Visiting with Titi after her wedding shower at Grandma and Grandpa's house.