Because Brooke was going to have such a busy actual birthday we let her open her gift from Alex the day before. On her birthday she got birthday donuts before school, we brought her lunch at school, and she got cake before AJ had to leave for work and she hurried off to ballet. I made her favorite dinner, stroganoff, when we got home from rehearsal.
….that Alex feel asleep on the way to the library and I carried his almost 60lb sleeping body out of the car all the way to the 2nd story children’s section way in the back and laid him down in our favorite window seat and he took a forty minute nap in broad daylight with people all around while I read to Brooke.
I chaperoned Brooke’s field trip to Hickory Ridge Farms and AJ met us at the fields. Brooke had a great time with her school friends!
Brooke and I went on a date to the Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s American in Paris performance. We had an amazing time! The music was unbelievable as usual and this time the focus was on dance. There were professional dancers in ballroom, lyrical, and a full ballet to Gershwin’s 19 minute An American in Paris. Brooke loved it so much she said she wanted it to start over the minute it stopped! Naturally we went to gelato after the show. It was great to get some one on one time with Brooke.
With it being the end of winter and spring just started it is still pretty cold here but we have had a few warmer days and so have been getting a few hikes in. The kids are very excited to be spending more time outdoors!
