Well, April has come and gone. Where does the time go? Kurt has had several big races so far this season. Brianna has raced in several, too. Bode attended his first bike race on April 22 in Dubuque. There was a race at Eagle Point Park. We went to Dubuque Saturday and were able to visit the family. It was a tough visit. We drove by the house and it looks the same. All that was missing was Dad sitting in his chair waiting for us to stop.

Kurt raced last night in Elkhart, the Elkhart time trial. He put in a great time of 16 min. 13 sec. There were several who were faster, so he knows he needs to work harder if he is going to catch their times. He has improved so much over the past several years. At one time he was riding in the 18 min. range and now he is one of the faster time trialists. This year he is racing with guys he only dreamed of competing against, but this has brought new challenges for him. He has to work twice as hard to keep up with these guys!

Bode and Brianna are both growing up so quickly. Brianna is nearly as tall as Emma now and they are sharing clothes! Bode is rolling all over the place, laughing at everything and starting to recognize things. He seems to know who Aspen is and he smiles when he hears the word Daddy. A couple of weeks ago, on a weekend without Brianna, he was staring at her picture. It was like he was wondering why she wasn't talking to him. Our friend Jane visited a few days ago and asked how we get anything done because it is so easy to just sit and watch him! I guess we need to realize that he will grow up so quickly that it is okay to sit and just watch him! We so often times forget these things. We are reminded of this every weekend when we have our nearly teenager hanging around the house!

Hope this wonderful weather brings good things for you all! Mother's Day is Sunday, so moms, enjoy.