Well, it's been a busy month at the Nelson Nook.  Someone turned four-years-old on April 10th, so we had a little mini family party and had macaroni cheese per Josiah's request and then went out for ice cream.  Grandma and Poppa bought a new bike with training wheels for his birthday.  Then, we had the birthday mash or bash on the 12th complete with a Thomas cake and a pin the face on Thomas game (which didn't go over very well as four-year-olds are not too keen on being blindfolded and then a homemade pinata that had issues....anyway, he had a lot of fun with his friends...

Dressed up for church

Licking the beaters after making the cakes for his birthday....applesauce cake and best chocolate cake...

My first attempt at making a paper mache' pinata...

Birthday morning....

This looks more like a mug shot...

The macaroni and cheese birthday dinner

Josiah's first ride on his new bike

First ice cream cone at Coldstone Creamery

Our friend Jane; our fourth annual cake decorating extravaganva

The finished pinata

Pin the face on Thomas (It was supposed to be pin the funnel on Thomas, oh well...

Josiah's "best friend" Owen

Josiah and Brooke

Waiting to open presents

Aunt Renee sent the chicken that was the life of the party...doing the chicken dance...

A play date with Grant and Elisa at the playground

Baby chicks come to the county library...

More fun at the library

Josiah wanting to prune trees with Daddy

Easter morning; Josiah's first Bible

Playtime at Miss Michelle's playground after music lessons

with Allie and Austin

The Children's African Choir at East Haven Baptist Church

with Carrie and Owen

Here we are waiting for the concert...

Making scrambled eggs

Signs of spring....!

Friday morning breakfast with Mom...homemade waffles, 

scrambled eggs and lemonade

Some winter activities...

Ta-da, it's me!

We finally got to see baby Luke...awww...

This picture shows Josiah's longgggg legs!

The library's new makeover... boy not included...;)

Glacier National Park, Lake McDonald as seen through an ice hut

Fun reading a Richard  Scarry book after going to the library

McDonald Playland fun!

Another Elmo siting at our house....hmmm...

Hoarfrost a few weeks back

Good times...

Josiah gets his picture with Buddy Bear

He's having fun decorating the tree

Here he is complete with smiler!

Yeah, time for sledding at the Lawrence Park hill- Josiah went down for the first time all by himself and loved it!

He is a happy boy getting to eat his lollipop

Fun times with his friend Owen

He got to open one present on Christmas Eve-- Harold the helicopter from Thomas and Friends

A self-timed family photo...after going to a Christmas Eve service

Josiah took my hat (my first knitted hat). He looks good in it!

On our way to Bigfork I stopped to take this beautiful scene

Josiah loved the amazing train set at Mr. D's house.  It was very elaborate with two running tracks, lights, steam, moving ice skaters, a ski hill and a lit village

We were ready to go see baby Luke who some friends of ours just adopted a few weeks ago, but Josiah has had a sniffly nose so we had to reschedule...