April Showers (April)

April had me in throws 

of training for the Utah Valley Half Marathon.

Despite weather that waffled between this:

and THIS:

I still managed to get some decent runs in.

However, 

the weather did have us spending a lot of time indoors,

where we were left to our own devices...

Thankfully we had fun visitors to save us from ourselves.

and by the end of the month,

it was warm enough to 

mow the lawn in an old-man jumpsuit and crocs,

hit up the park with cousins,

jenny-jump in the sun,

barefeet on the tramp,

and there was even one glorious day of 70-degree weather 

that had all the neighbor kids 

thinking it was warm enough for swimsuits and water.

April also brought us a scary situation 

with the Boston Marathon Bombing.  

Taylor's family was at the race 

and were mere moments away 

from standing where the bombs detonated.  

How grateful we were for our family's safe return, 

but our hearts went out to all of the people 

who weren't as lucky.