April...

So my plan to do a post a month almost was foiled! I don't know what's wrong with me. Hopefully soon I can get back on track.

In the mean time if you wanted to know what the Copeland's were up to in April...feast your eyes on this...

My Cub Scout is now a Webelo Scout. That means his blue shirt is retired and he now wears a tan one. That's hard for me to believe that he's old enough to do that. This is him & his best friend. Below is the whole pack of 221!

This was his soccer team this year - lots of good friends

and good times for him.

This was the 3rd grade play! He was a towns person
so he got to sing an extra song. All the kids did a fabulous job!

So this year was our 25th Wedding Anniversary. We decided in between my semesters to see if we could find a little getaway. Well I happened to find a 4 day cruise out of Galveston, TX that fit the days we could be gone. He arranged for his parents to take care of the kids and off we went! It was a fun adventure for us! 

Above is what Galveston looked like as we departed. Pretty cold and dreary - we were happy to escape further south!

This is the place we snorkeled! It was his first time and he really enjoyed it. We swam, touched, posed with and fed some stingrays too! It was 90* the day we were in Cozumel so it was perfect to get into the water!

It was Easter while we were away so the

kids got to spend Easter with the Grandparents!

They had a wonderful time & were spoiled rotten!

When we got back my sweet friend

from Australia paid me a visit so we

celebrated that at The Mont! 

Their queso is to die for!!!

Shannan's sweet baby turned 1 in April so she had a pool party! Notice zero adults in the water - but the kids sure enjoyed the hot tub!!!

We ended the month by participating in a church wide activity at the Oklahoma City Temple. It was so neat to see so many kids from all over the state come to the temple. 

That was our month...we're just working on memories in May that I can share in June. Hopefully I can figure out this whole schedule thing and do a little better. 

Hope you enjoy!

Slothful - Lazy

I am the first to admit to my faults. My biggest fault recently has been laziness.

See I don't always fold the laundry when the dryer buzzes that it's done. And putting my dirty dishes into the dishwasher isn't always top on my list. However I had every intention to blog on the 1st.

See June 1st would have been Tom & Judy's 55th Wedding Anniversary. Not sure why it's taken me 4 extra days to recognize this amazing milestone. I guess since Dad died I didn't know if remembering would be easier or harder on Mom. I really don't like to be the cause of drama. So instead of blogging I decided at the last minute my little family would visit for the weekend. We didn't do anything exciting or spectacular - just spent time being close.

I probably should have told her what an example she & dad had been to me - even though I did that in many anniversary cards. I could have mentioned how thankful I was that she & dad always presented a united front when I was growing up. Surely she remembers...just in case, I'll work it in soon.