MAY...A Recap

I seriously can't believe May has come and gone already! Here is a recap of our May.

MAY DAY
Judah and his twin cousins, Will and Maddie, made May Baskets (with the help of Grammy & Grandad) and delivered them to a couple of neighbors.












VISITING GRANDMA & POPPY
Steve taught Judah how to fly a kite at Grandma & Poppy's (Steve's parents) house in Elkhart, IN. Judah did a great job and had a lot of fun flying his kite until it landed in the neighbor's tree. Oops!












I SPY
I guess Judah was bored in the car one day. He decided to use a Starbucks Double Shot can as a telescope to search for wolves as we drove through the countryside. He's developing quite the active imagination!










CONTEMPLATION
I'm still not sure exactly what Judah was doing but I looked out on the deck one day and noticed that he had pulled one of the kid-size lawn chairs up to the far edge of the deck and was looking out quietly over the backyard. I guess even three year olds need time to reflect on life.









MOTHER'S DAY
I am the luckiest Mom in the world. I know I'm biased but I think I have the best little boy EVER. Judah is so loving, thoughtful, considerate, polite, funny, adventurous and creative. It helps that he has a Daddy that models those characteristics and behaviors for him. Anyway, my Mother's Day was low-key but wonderful because I got to spend it with Judah and Steve. We went out for bagels and coffee for breakfast before church then went to Blackhawk State Park in Rock Island for a picnic and a hike.












ROAD TRIP
We took a road trip to our old stomping grounds, Bloomington, IN and had a blast! We checked out the new playground at Cascades Park and hiked back to the waterfall at the park. Steve and Judah even went BEHIND the waterfall! As usual though, Mommy was a slave to fashion and didn't have appropriate shoes to make the rocky and precarious hike over the creek this time, although she's been behind the waterfall other times. Of course no visit to Bloomington would be complete without a stop at Bruster's for ice cream. As you can see, this will probably be Judah's last time getting a free baby cone!

ROUGHING IT
Steve and Judah had a father-son day where they rented a boat to go fishing then camped out in the backyard at my parents' house. They grilled hotdogs and made s'mores on the gas grill and took the laptop, via a very long extension cord, out to the tent to watch a movie before bedtime.


YARD WORK
Judah has really taken a liking to helping Grammy & Grandad out in the yard. Here he is picking daisies and putting them in his wagon and dump truck. I came outside and saw him helping Grandad mow the yard and quickly ran to grab the camera for some video. Too cute!

BEST FRIENDS

I finally had the chance to get together with my best friend, Joanie, last week. We've been friends since college and it had been several years since we last saw each other. But, like all best friends, we jumped back in right where we left off as if we had just seen each other the day before. We had a BLAST! Let's not wait so long to get together next time though, Joanie! I love you, girlfriend!