• April was the month the warmth came
• Easter service was priceless
• Tanner began his first season of Little League
• I bought a new lawn mower and grill
• We booked all of our vacations for the year
• April was the ‘Tipping Point’ of my coffee consumption
• Tonia and Tanner became addicted to the Wii

But April 2009 will be best remembered for Tanner’s performance in his first 5K. He ran it in 37:45, finishing in first place in the 1-10 year-old division (he’s only 5 btw). The more I think about it, the more impressed I am with his feat. What a stud. Just the thought of it has pushed me in my own training this month. Love that little guy!

I also decided this week that I’ve been letting a lot of valuable information fall by the wayside by not recording the best quotes and thoughts from the books I’ve been reading and the movies I’ve been watching. So beginning with May I’m going to start keeping a moleskin with me to record all of the inspired thought that comes out of the books and movies I consume. I’m really looking forward to seeing what I capture!

With that said, I read a lot of great books this month, and the movies were decent with only a couple stand outs.

Books Read:
Sin Boldly
The Alchemist (Audio Book)
Angels and Demons
The Noticer
The Tipping Point
So Beautiful (Audio Book)

Movies Watched:
Saints and Soldiers – 4/5
Religulous – 4/5
What Just Happened? – 3/5
Knowing – 3/5
Race to Witch Mountain – 3/5
Sweeney Todd – 4/5
Lucky Number Slevin – 4/5
The Day the Earth Stood Still – 2/5
The Golden Compass – 3/5
I.O.U.S.A. – 4/5
Doubt – 4/5
Edward Scissorhands – 4/5
Bedtime Stories – 3/5
Marley & Me – 5/5
State of Play – 4/5
Monters vs. Aliens – 2/5
Fireproof – 2/5
The Wrestler – 5/5
Ed Wood – 3/5
The Holiday – 3/5
Beetlejuice – 3/5
JCVD – 4/5

Previous Months:
January 2009
February 2009
March 2009