April Fools Day is one of my favorite days of the year. I start planning days, sometimes weeks, in advance. This week was pretty busy, so my family had it easy. Haley's joke was nothing. I laughed when she told me that she was waving her hands around in front of her as she made her way to the bathroom in the morning. She was expecting to run into something, but she didn't. And that's hilarious.
The boys were gift wrapped in their rooms. We closed their door and gift wrapped the entire thing. I was just glad nobody had to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. It was really funny standing in the hallway while they whispered to each other and discussed how to break free. They weighed their options, including shooting it with nerf darts, kicking through it, and throwing something at it. They finally decided that their light sabers would do the trick.
I also changed all the cereal around, so when they poured their cereal in the morning, a different one than the one they picked came out. They had fun sorting it all out, and checking boxes to see which one was the one they really wanted.
I had plans to steal Ben's car again this year and park it a few blocks away. I even swiped his extra set of car keys several days in advance. But the boys had their friends come over after school, so I never got the chance. He said it's a good thing, because I wouldn't want to unleash his power of payback (which is probably true).
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Matthew had his first ever birthday party invitation. Today was the big day, and he's been so excited. He picked out a present for Avery, who turned two this week. She is a friend from nursery. As he was picking her present out, he also found a few for himself. "This one for Avery. This one mine!"
We wrapped the present and combed his hair, and off we went to Musikgarten.
This is Avery:
Matt had a wonderful time as the only boy at the party. He also discovered some new treats, such as gigantic rice krispies shaped like Mickey Mouse ("This is big!!), and peanut and jelly sandwiches ("This is sandwich. I like this sandwich!").
