April was a hectic month in the Gill-Smith house. We had Eleanor's birthday in Seattle, multiple family visits, and then a little adjustment for Gavin's new job. We'll go in chronological order to make things, well, logical.
We flew back to Seattle for Eleanor's first birthday. Gavin and I couldn't believe a year had passed since that crazy day(night) in the hospital. I remember the first 24 hours of visitors and doctors and nurses, then the slowest drive home we've ever taken (Gavin swears it everyone was driving like a lunatic that day), and finally it was just the three of us. It doesn't seem possible that a year has passed since then. We celebrated the milestone, and the fact that Christin was in town, to have family photos taken by Jamie/JLV photography. she has taken some amazing photos of our family and didnt disappoint for Eleanor's one-year-old photos.
See! I told you they were awesome! Eleanor's birthday party was the same day and the theme was "Somebunny turns ONE!". We had colorful cupcakes, bunny decorations, and little Easter baskets for all the kids -complete with bunny glasses, bubbles, and even bunny crackers. And so many people came to celebrate with her, my parent's house was jam packed full of people. I'm pretty sure Eleanor's favorite part was her cake, but only after we cut a slice off for her. there was no getting her fingers dirty for this girl.
The following day was Easter -the other reason we went home that weekend. We went to church in the morning and then spent the day with the family, finishing the day and our weekend at Grandma and Grandpa Wendler's for Easter dinner. We were on the early flight home Monday morning, since Gavin still had to work that day.
So, while we got to fly home, Dad, Jennie, and the kids hopped in their car for a nice long drive down to Folsom! They spent a week with us, sightseeing and enjoying the great California weather. We went to Six Flags discovery Kingdom, Folsom Prison Museum, and Alcatraz. It was really fun to spend so much time with them after being gone for two months. After they left we had a couple of days until we we got to enjoy more visitors: Papa and Nana Johnson! They were on their way up from Arizona for the summer and spent the night not too far from us. Gavin took a day off work and we spent the day together relaxing and catching up -though I'm pretty sure they were more excited to play with the baby all day.
The surprise to round out the chaotic month was the news that Gavin left the dealership he was working at and is now a finance manager at Roseville Kia. This dealership is a bit smaller than the one he came from, but he seems to like the people and there are a lot of opportunities for him to try new things and learn more than he knows now. He gets along with his new coworkers really well and his commute is shorter by about 10 minutes. the only downside is the long hours, but those are a little offset by his guaranteed 2 days off now! like I mentioned earlier, its an adjustment, but one we are fully capable of making -we are a pretty good team after all.
That rounds out our April. Crazy, chaotic, and jam-packed, but we wouldn't have it any other way.
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