Killers, Babies, Killer Babies

I sort of took April off from the blogging world, but I'm back for May. April was a month full of activities and milestones. My lovely wife turned 25. We had a nice little party for her at the Klassen household, which included yummy chocolate cake. My present to her was tickets for us to see The Killers at Rexall Place. It was an awesome concert, the closest I have ever been to main stage at a major rock concert before. Oh so thankful for earplugs! We were joined by our cousin Angela and her kids Madeline and Patrick. We were so close it felt like our own private concert and they really put on a great show. My only negative word would be directed at the crowd. Canadians really need to learn how to get their funk on. The band still worked hard, did a good show, and tried their best to get everyone their moneys worth.
My cousin Steve also had a birthday, he turned 37. There were wicked cool fireworks at his farm, a fire and sitting around said fire. My family seems to really love sitting around a fire visiting, we seem to do it every chance we get.
On a sadder note, Niki's great Aunt Kay lost her husband Bob at the beginning of the month. He was a graduate of the UofA in electrical engineering, very well spoken and surprising in tune with popular culture and the issues of the day. He was a neat man, I was glad I was able to get to know him before he passed.
It being spring, it is very fitting that our friends Ryan and Pam are celebrating the birth of their first child. He looks like a wise and intelligent baby, and I have only seen a couple of pictures on Facebook. He decided to show up right after we had all met for some German food. The rumour is he took inspiration from the Germans, decided to be efficient, and arrived early. Niki and I are looking forward to meeting the little bundle and are very happy for them.
We rounded off the end of the month with a nice visit from Steve, Kimasia and their daughter Sydney. They arrived Friday and stayed until Sunday. The sun was out for the whole weekend, and we took full advantage of that. The Farmers market in Strathcona was raging on Saturday, so we walked down there. Sydney, who is not even two, did quit a bit a walking herself. At the market we picked up some fresh carrots, homemade jam, and even some vegan cinnamon buns. After that we went for a swim at Millennium place. There were lots of walks and Sydney is a walking entertainment machine. We even busted out the BBQ for the first time this year. We did not get to see as much of Kimasia, as she was involved in a fitness convention at The Mall. It was the reason they were in town, so we can't really complain. We are also getting to do a road trip at the end of the month with them:)
Sunday night we had Aaron and Shelley over for some Settlers of Catan:Cities and Knights. Shelley pulled a fast one and became Lord of All Catan, all hail Lord Shelbert.
The weather in Edmonton has definitely turned for the better, and we are looking forward to getting some outside work done. I want to get the fence up and the backyard lawn planted.
That was the Neufeld rundown of April. Oh, Niki took off to Victoria and the bathroom got renovations got started.
Cheers,
Scott