what we’ve been up to. – gentino family

Hello friends! Well our year started with a flurry on January 1st and the busyness has swept us along all the way to now. I remember taking a deep breath at the start of 2015, looking down the calendar at months of David’s speaking engagements, travel for mission conferences, CPC new members’ class, all in addition to homeschooling and normal church ministry and saying, “After the Easter service things will settle down.”

Well four days after Easter I can’t say that the dust has settled yet, but aside from some fierce, family-wide pollen allergies, we’re all holding up! We’re thankful for a full, productive winter and love the signs of spring all around us ushering a new, somewhat slower season. At least for a bit.

Here’s what we’ve been up to lately . . .

After a long hiatus, Friday night pizza night is back! And this time the kiddos are making their own personal pan pizzas.

Family bowling. Need I say more?

Classical Conversations. Miss Amelie has become so poised and confident in her weekly presentations this year (also can you tell she has a favorite outfit?).

Learning to play Pokemon! Thanks to cousins Tristan and Gavin for the inspiration.

Trying Nigerian food with our friend Billy.

I was on a roll this winter and not only created Amie’s baby book on Shutterfly, but our 2014 family yearbook. This is a new-ish tradition for us and one I love. We have all had so much fun remembering and processing our year through a photo book.

We enjoyed a very low-key family Easter celebration with an egg hunt, burgers and hotdogs on the grill, and sparkling mint juleps.

I’m drinking lots of hot tea again since I’ve given up coffee. Again. Same anxiety issues as before (why oh why didn’t I learn my lesson the first time?). And venturing into the intriguing world of paleo baking.