April was a full and busy month at the Lloyd home. Lots of notable events . So here is the latest...
Nathanael and Lindsay Ann are still enjoying living in Scotland. Nathanael celebrated his 25th birthday. I cannot believe that I have a 25 year old! I have a memory of waiting in my hospital room for Travis to put the car seat in the car. I was holding Nathanael and he was crying and I couldn't seem to comfort him. So I just started singing, "My Heavenly Father Loves Me" and he immediately stopped crying and listened. Music always has been and always will be part of who he is. I am so grateful for the man that he has become and continues to be. Lindsay Ann finished her course work and only has her dissertation left to complete. So exciting! She has decided to do her dissertation on Tabernacles. In the meantime, they are enjoying the sights in Scotland.
Logan and Lindsay Kaye continue to work hard and plan for their future. Logan celebrated his 24th birthday at the beginning of the month. I am so grateful that he is part of our family. I have come to love my kids' spouses as my own. It was fun to have them here to celebrate our Easter traditions with us too!
Elder Ethan has been working hard in his new area. He enjoys that he is close to the temple. He also is grateful that they are able to get out more and have contacted a lot of new people that he hopes will continue to progress. Elder Ethan also got his Covid vaccination and got sick from it because he already had Covid. So that was not fun-obviously. He also had the opportunity to go to the zoo. He had a really great time there. I am amazed by his example of always doing his best regardless of the circumstances.
Clarissa has had a full month. She was asked to go to Prom with someone that she did not know well. They have a lot of mutual friends. For their day date, they went to an Escape room. She had a lot of fun and they really got to know each other and have some great conversations. The next night was the actual dance. Clarissa did a fabulous job on her make-up and Lindsay Kaye helped with that a little bit too. Lindsay Kaye did Clarissa's hair and I did her nails and picked out her accessories etc. She looked gorgeous! (Logan did us proud and cleaned his gun when her date came to pick her up.) She ended up having a really good time with this young man and making a new friend. I am grateful that she got to go and have this more normal high school experience. She also performed in her COPA spring concert. Her solo was Belle from Beauty and the Beast and she did a great job. I love being able to watch her perform. I am amazed by her talent and so proud of her for her work ethic. She works harder on everything she does almost more than anyone I know.
Zachary has been playing soccer and he is quite a defender! He always has a great attitude win or lose. In activity days, they did rock art pictures. His picture depicted all the members of our family. I have put it in our kitchen on display because I love it so much. I am so grateful to have him in our family. He brings a lot of joy to our family and keeps us young!
It has been a month of many blessings and opportunities for growth and making memories. I am so grateful for each of my children and their examples to me.
