Sunday, May 1
May started out with a Mother's Day celebration and a birthday party for Grandma!
Mason came down with a fever and after visiting the doctor, we concluded that he had strep only to find out days later that it was actually Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease. Poor kid couldn't swallow without crying for a couple of days and was contagious for a week. It's a month later and his skin is still healing from where the spots were.
For the first time, Dorian and Levi biked to school! I said prayers that they would make it home safely and so far it's been going well! There was one day when Levi's bike broke down and Dorian let him ride his and walked Levi's bike home for him. I was quite proud of how that was handled!
Levi made the news! Their school was planting trees that were donated to them for the city's 125th celebration.
Sleeping children are so adorable. Most days Mason does well without a nap and is sleeping better at night. But there are days when a nap is necessary.
Warm enough to take out the water table!!!
May 7 was a busy day of different athletic events. Dorian was shooting hoops at home before we headed off to cheer Dad on at the Siouxperman Triathalon.
Flowers, notes and flying a kite with my boys!
Mason and I had fun at the Kindermusik celebration class showing Daddy what we did this year!
It's not often that the time and desire allows for me to read a book. But this one intrigued me and was recommended by a friend. I came away from it with some new ideas of things to try, including a meal of rice and beans. Only rice and beans. It was not only a good reminder to our kids but maybe even more so to us of how blessed we are to have so much delicious food and always as much as we need. Praying for a better perspective and to be grateful in all things. This parenting stuff is hard and we are constantly learning.
The approximately weekly chore of mowing is certainly more fun since Mason now mows with us! How cute is that.
Watching more soccer games in the afternoon!
Our afternoon didn't go quite as planned, but it was still a good family adventure! The plan was for the boys and I to bike to Sandy Hallow and Nathan was going to run and meet up with us there. I only made it half way before my bike broke down. So Mason and I walked for the rest of the way and Nathan ran back home to get our van.
I love having this blog because it helps me daily to think about the blessings in my life. These flowers from the boys were at the top of my list on this particular day.
Tired out on his break!
Field Trip
I was thankful to have pictures to look at and hear stories about Levi's field trip to the Sioux Falls Zoo!
I was waiting outside of Levi's classroom, excited to make sock puppets with him, and found this picture of myself! Loved it!
The 7:00 program put Mason right to sleep!
I love it that I can swap babysitting hours with Heidi. It was funny to me that Adria wanted to tie a bow on the frog! My boys aren't usually into that sort of thing. :)
It was fun that one of our stops was to Bomgaars so we could see the baby chicks and turkeys. Thankfully Mason didn't realize they were for sale!
Enjoying sweet corn for supper made it feel like summer!
Following are Dorian's.
I was SO hopeful that potty training Mason was done. He enjoyed a reward of golf clubs from Walmart! And now I'm wondering again when we'll be done with pull-ups... So ready.
I love having a well-maintained yard and it's been fun watching everything turn green and flower this spring!
A while back Nathan made a list of some things that he was hoping to do this summer and realized that he had to be very intentional if they were going to happen because our summer was already pretty full! Thankfully the weather cooperated and he was able to take Dorian and Levi tent camping over Memorial Day! They went to Blue Mounds State Park which is a place he had never been to before so they had fun exploring! I met them for supper, smores and a hike on Sunday night and took Mason back with me.
These photos describe how Dorian and Levi felt on their last day of school on June 1. Let summer vacation begin!!!
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