Last Sunday, we visited some relatives of Marisa's for Easter and had a very nice time. Henry played some baseball with Marisa's cousin Zach, who currently plays for Southwest Minnesota State University. Gemma got to eat lots of food (her favorite pass time) and played in Marisa's cousin's old playhouse. It was very nice to be at a family Easter and eat a some tasty food.
Friday of course was the Royal Wedding. Marisa and I were both up at 4.30am to watch it. Actually, Marisa woke up at 4.15 before the alarm because she was so excited. That afternoon, I served Tea, Crumpets, McVities Digestives and Hob Nobs at work, as well as dressing up Progressive's advertising icon, "Flo" in a Union Jack. It was a lovely day and one that I did not want to come to an end.
When Gemma woke up, she loved watching the horses in the parade. She kept saying, "horse" and "neigh." Gemmas was glued to the TV for a while. Henry saw Buckingham Palace and asked if that was where Nana lived.
Marisa started her women's volleyball league this week with a victory in some blustery outdoor weather. She is playing with some friends and it sounds like a good time was had by all.
Yesterday (Saturday), I ran in the Viking 5k held for the 1st time at Augustana College in Sioux Falls. There were only about 40 runners. I came 5th with a time of 22.10. This is a 1 minute and 2 second improvement on my last 5k time. Today I ran 5 miles in 42 minutes, which was pretty good too. I am now concentrating on starting to extend my distance working towards a half marathon, although I think I will hit another 5k or 10k race in late May or early June.
On Saturday morning, we took the kids to the circus. They had a great time until the snacks ran out. Henry very much enjoyed the elephants, and seeing a very large yellow snake up close. Again, the food was the highlight for Gemma.
My girls soccer team had another horrible beating last Thursday. We have games on Tuesday and Saturday this week, both of which we should win, so hopefully that will get the confidence back.
Gemma has a new speech therapist named Kara. She started this week. We got a written report. Gemma is now working on stringing 2 words together and is progressing nicely.
Henry has not been too active this week. We are working on his manners at the moment. We are trying to make sure he asks nicely for things and does not complain or whine too much.
Finally, last night Marisa and I got a babysitter for a few hours and went out. We ended up going with a few friends to a bar to play pool and darts. It was a refreshing change to be out without kids, and something we both enjoyed.
This week is Marisa's rescheduled trip to Minneapolis. She cancelled it in March because of how ill Henry was, but is going to go ahead this week. She is leaving Wednesday to return Friday. It should be an interesting few days for me with the kids.
Have a great week.
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