Life Lately April 2026

 Here are some photos from the month of April. 

 

We began the month celebrating Easter.  Here we are on Easter Sunday at an early morning service up at the cross above our town.  If you'd like to see more photos from our Easter celebration, click  Easter 2026.

 

 

David led a few sessions at a leadership development training for a church in Guatemala City.  The event took place at Lake Amatitlan, which is on the other side of Guatemala City. 

 

 

We celebrated Ben's 14th birthday.  You can read about his fun day HERE. 

 

 

The boys attended a one day Youth Day Camp with their youth group.  They had worship, Bible study, water games, competition games, food, and fellowship.  It was a fun day for everyone! 

 

The boys were gone all day which gave us time to get some things done around the house.  In addition, David spent time answering emails and also trying to complete an online leadership development course he is taking.  That afternoon we drove up the mountain for coffee and dessert.  Here is mine.  

 

 

Before leaving we walked around the beautiful property and I videoed a few of the fountains they have there.  I love hearing the water as it falls!  

 

 

I have been making homemade cinnamon rolls for breakfast most every Friday morning since getting this super easy recipe at our recent homeschool conference. They are so soft and delicious!

 

 

On this particular morning I made a coffee flavored glaze to pour over them.  It was really good!  

 

Sadly, I took down all of our cheerful Easter decorations and stored them away.  I now just have generic spring things around the house.  I love bringing flowers in from the yard.  Seeing the pops of color makes me happy. 

 

I took this volcano view photo on a recent Friday afternoon drive to the grocery store.  I write out a menu plan for the upcoming week and go buy groceries every Friday afternoon.  Having my meals planned, prepped, and organized makes my school weeks go much smoother.  Anyway, views of the volcanoes around us never get old! 

 

Every year around Easter our grocery store (La Torre) has purple bags.  I love purple so getting these always makes me smile.  Like many people, we use them for garbage bags.  I love seeing the purple in our bathrooms.  Normally, they are orange.  It's great for fall but not so much the rest of the year.

 

The bougainvillea above our gate is in full bloom!  It is so pretty to look out the windows and see.  

 

 

As the petals fall, they fill our yard with color. 

 

 

Here's a photo of Ben I took at Luna de Miel on a recent Sunday lunch outing after church.  We had great views of the volcanoes in the background from our seats.  He especially loves eating there because they have delicious crepes.  He always gets the Chapin which is refried black beans, mozzarella cheese, and cream.

  

 

Lastly, we ended the month spending a few days in Rocky Mountain National Park to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. It was an incredible trip!  I'll try to start posting about that soon. 

 

 

Two more weeks of school and then summer break!!!