The Huseby Post: May 2013

As promised, Easter pictures are in this blog post. It was extremely snowy this Easter. At the annual Huseby Easter get-together, there is always a candy hunt. This year the candy was hidden in snow banks & drifts. It was a cold & quick hunt, but Maddy still enjoyed it thoroughly. We decorated 3 dozen eggs this year and the Easter Bunny hid them all. He also left Maddy an Easter basket & a hula hoop.

A few other highlights in April included a trip to the circus. It was loud, exciting and a fantastic experience for Maddy. There were ponies dyed in rainbow colors that reminded her of the ponies on the cartoon show, "My Little Pony". Maddy's flower girl dress arrived and looks beautiful. She can't wait for August 10th! We helped Matt's mom, Helen, celebrate her 85th birthday this month on April 16th. We made supper for her and capped it off with a rainbow birthday cake. Also, bowling ended for Matt this month until next season.

Maddy's Learning Ladder class performed a Spring Program on April 24th in her classroom. They performed 5 songs and treated guests to a snack that they put together with the help of their teachers. We are so pleased that she has acquired such a love for learning and is thrilled to go to school still. She is so proud to show us her artwork that she brings home from school too.

Maddy grew another 1/4 inch taller this month. She weighs 46 lbs and is now 42 1/2 inches tall. We have many size 6/6x summer outfits so hopefully she won't grow out of them before the warm weather gets here. We had to delay the opening of the campground due to the lovely "spring" weather. The campground will open on May 10th, but we doubt if we can turn on the water at that time. The lake is still iced over and we still have patches of snow where the deep drifts were located. Otherwise, the low lying areas are huge puddles. We know the frost isn't out of the ground yet because we haven't seen any worms or ants yet. We'll watch for the signs of spring and hope they arrive soon! Here's hoping for May flowers!