May was pretty much perfection.  Well, now that I look back in retrospect.
  
Most of May was spent outside.  

Skate Park  



They were pretty adorable skate boarding, scootering, and balance biking. 


There was lots of team work involved, especially when it came to getting out of the “pool”.  And you should of seen Julianne and I trying to get Ruby out…lets just say I am glad no one was there to video it. 


I had to get in on the action too, but it turns out I was too much of a wimp to actually stand on the skateboard.  


And every kid destroyed every piece of clothing every time we went.  


Lots of neighborhood park time. 


Ruby LOVES all the kids and yells “hi ______”, every time a new kid comes to play.  

Their favorite game is to pretend Ruby kicks them while she’s in the swing and they all fall over.  It’s pretty cute.  


And this kid learned to pump himself!!!. Every day after school for about 2 weeks, he ran over to the swings to practice the moment he got home from the bus.  And made sure everyone knew about his sweet new skill. 


We made a few trips to the pond before the huge crowds hit.  

and this girl of course found the only sticker bush thing and got these nasty burrs stuck in her hair.  It took me forever to get them out and I was worried I was going to have to cut her hair.  But, everything turned out well.  

We went to a BYU tailgate and baseball game. 


can’t beat free hats.  


It was a bit crazy, but it’s always worth the kids getting some more facetime with Cosmo.  

This would be Crew pulling Cosmo’s tail at the baseball game. 


there is never a shortage of friends when the sun is out.



And this is how dinner usually ends up. 


kids eat as fast as humanly possible so they can get back outside to play and I am left alone to finish my meal.  

There was of course lots of end of school activities.  

Macey and Abby worked hard on their 3rd grade egg drop.  It was fun to watch them test their designs and tweak things until they kept their egg from breaking.  Plus, it was so nice that I didn’t have to assist them at all.  I love how independent Macey has become with her school projects. 


We hiked in the rain to test out our gear for The Olympic National Park.


it was also Mother’s Day.  


I wanted to read a book, but Paul convinced me otherwise. Turned out to be worth it in the end, kind of. :)

Ruby entered the terrible two’s.  And it has been crazy around here. 


she likes to tackle Crew, steal all the food out of the freezer, draw on any and all surfaces, comb my hair, and scream anytime something doesn’t go exactly like she wants.  

these kids are crazy too.  


and then sometimes I go to Costco and Winco in the same day with a screaming/whiny Ruby.  And the “kind” cashier tells me that Ruby’s screaming is giving her a headache.  I then find it hard to put all this stuff away.


I lead an exciting life, I know.  

The highlight of the month though, was Trina and TJ getting married!!!