May 2011

It was a bittersweet month for us. Kyla wrapped up her last day of pre-school on the 17th. As much as she had been asking to be "done" with school, she was pretty bummed the following week to realize she won't be seeing her teachers or friends on a regular basis anymore. We are trying to arrange play dates for everyone in the class a few times a month, so hopefully that will help fill the void.

On the bright side, Kyla knows she goes back to school on her birthday. It will only be for an hour that day, but she sees it as another reason to celebrate. She made some new friends over the school year, so she is anxious to spend time with them over the summer. Of course, nothing is better than playing with her bestest bud, Grace! Even if they fight like cats and dogs at times.

Since school is out for the summer, Kyla is signed up for lots of fun activities. She will be going to the rec center for several classes, attending two vacation bible schools, hanging out with friends and going on a few family vacations. Uncle Shawn is due to visit in July, so she is looking forward to his visit as well.

Kyla is clearly growing up, as many of her play dates lately allow her to be dropped off at the friends' house. When did our little girl get to be so big??

When it wasn't too cold, rainy or windy, we were able to get Kyla out on her bike. She has trouble riding it because she wants to pedal backward rather than forward. Going backward puts the brakes on, so she hasn't really mastered going anywhere yet. Practice makes perfect, so we are going to work on it as often as we can.

Kyla has also been working on her t-ball skills. She has a real bat and ball, along with a stand, so we expect her to be ready for the minor leagues by fall. Hee hee!!

We've spent a lot of time in the yard planting flowers and tending to things. Kyla really enjoys planting flowers and watching them grow. She loves to go out in the evenings and help Mom or Dad water everything. The sunflowers are coming in splendidly. We hope we can say the same for the sweet peas we planted at the end of the month.

Easton is doing well. He learned how to climb down steps this month, clap (on Monday the 16th) and go down slides on his tummy. He has words for "thank you, dog and Kyla." "Thank you" is really the only one a stranger could possibly make out, but he is making progress on his vocabulary.

He still totally LOVES doing anything and everything Kyla does. He sticks to her like white on rice, for the most part. Sometimes Kyla prefers to play with stuff on her own, but she does a pretty good job of including Easton.

He also really likes to watch movies. Some days, he pays more attention to the screen than Kyla. For the time being, Gnomeo & Juliette and Tangled are his favorites. Dancing is another awesome activity for the Little Man. His idea of dancing is running in circles or flapping his arms, and he thinks he's the coolest! It's equally fun to run and plop down on our fat sak. He could do that for hours.

We had a lot of cooler temps this month, along with a decent amount of rain for out here. We are hoping June warms up and allows us to get outside to play before it heats up too much.

Unfortunately, Scott's softball team is not doing too well this year. Fortunately, it comes down to how well they play in the tournament. We will cross our fingers his team shines that night and walks away with a first place finish. That would be, "Wait for it...legendary!"

Mother's Day was a great day! It was actually quite warm - 85 degrees. Scott and the kids took me to the White Fence Farm. They are well known for their chicken dinners. They've been on the Food Network a few times. It was an awfully busy day to try it for the first time, but the food was delicious. The corn fritters alone were worth the two hour wait. We were able to kill some time by feeding the cow and lamb, playing in the park, watching the ducks and browsing the general stores. And of course, taking pictures. It just wouldn't be a holiday without photos to commemorate the day.