and Erin came to town for the weekend and we enjoyed hosting them. They arrived on Friday and we went out to eat at Naked Tchopstix (we gave up going out to eat for Lent, but ended up cheating this one time!). The wedding was well attended and we were able to catch up with a large group of friends (Wyss and Boston made it). In usual fashion, we partied until the last song and then tried to find a bar to end the night! I recall sliding across the dance floor and even carrying Deb around the dance floor in a swing-dance fashion. It is crazy what a few Coors Light will do to you!The following weekend was Easter weekend and Deb made a breakfast casserole and we took it over to my parent’s house before church. We attended church with Mom and Dad and then went to Tom and Tracy’s for dinner. They cooked some lamb on their fire pit and we enjoyed a great dinner over at their place. One day, when we have room and a bigger grill, we will have a long list of people to pay back for dinners and cookouts (and the top of the list is Tom and Tracy!).
We hosted Deb’s parents along with Aunt Wiz and Aunt Barbs for the Race for the Cure this year. Everyone arrived on Friday and we had a nice pork dinner. We even got a few games of cornhole in before dinner! 
After the race the next morning (I ran the 5K in 24:45), we came home and cleaned up before we decided to order pizza. We ended Saturday night with a Wii tournament and everyone had fun. One of the best things of the weekend was before everyone got up on Sunday, Barbs and I played the Wii and although I did beat her in bowling, she dominated me in boxing!Throughout the month of April, I kept training for the Mini Marathon to be held in Indy on May 2nd. This entails of running 4 days a week with one longer run on Saturdays. It feels good to stay in shape and do well in the race, but is sure is a lot of work! On my last long run in late April, I pulled my calf and it really hurt. I had to walk 2 miles home and I didn’t know if I could complete the Mini, but I did! Deb trained me back to health and I will talk more about the Mini in the May version!
For a decent part of April, my dad was in the hospital fighting off a fever that he got during the bone marrow transplant preparation. He got out of the hospital near the end of April and is still moving toward the transplant, but the schedule has been moved back until mid-May. Once he goes in for the transplant, we hope he can bounce back quickly and get out in 10 days or so, but most of the time it is usually between 2-4 weeks. He has also lost most his hair and Laura clipped the rest of it. He looks pretty good bald and most people think it he looks younger! It is tough to watch him go through all of this, but it is necessary for better health and a longer life. All we can do is pray that all of his efforts pay off with some good news after things are completed.
We received some good news this month! Pete and Laura are expecting their 2nd child in late-November! We are excited for them and look forward to meeting Claire’s sister or brother!
