May 2018 is on the books with far more ups than downs and far more sunny days than rainy. Let's dive in to all the fun memories with some photos (mostly out of order because I have no idea how to convince Blogger to load photos in chronological order).
One of two water tables Marshall (er, and Declan, as it goes) got for his birthday! The kids love them, and we have one for the front yard and one for the back for the HOT summer days!
I see lots of outdoor dining in our future! My brother keeps making fun of me because I actually schedule in when we're going to eat outside (in the backyard...literally fifteen steps from our normal table), but I stand by it. We're still getting the hang of remembering to grab all the stuff we need (I get most of my steps for the day running back and forth into the house to grab napkins or spoons or milk or ALL THE THINGS because we can't seem to get organized), figuring out the best types of meals to eat outside (stuff with fewer condiments so we don't have more stuff to forget to bring out!), and finding a good routine for how the kids can help. I bought a little caddy for carrying out utensils and napkins and plates so that might help.
I accepted a job offer last month, and I officially start at the beginning of July. I have LOVED this time off with Declan, but I think we are both ready for the next step. He'll start daycare at a local center, and then later he and Marshall will be at the same location for a year (until M starts kindergarten...next year!).
But of course I'm already emotional about the end of this phase, where Declan and I had several hours together every day, just us. It was such a wonderful gift to watch this sweetheart during these months of his young life, and (despite the stress of the move) I am glad it worked out that we got this time.
(He said, "Working!")
I'm cooking a lot lately, probably because we had no oven for a few weeks and I'm thrilled to have it back, but also because I want to make sure we test out some good recipes before I go back to work.
I bought these plates a while back and LOVE them. Safe to microwave, dishwasher safe, and each compartment is deep enough for liquidy foods too, like yogurt or dips and even soup, so no separate bowl is necessary.
These boys have loved "helping" me cook lately! Marshall is eager to actually cook, and Declan mostly just wants to climb up and down the learning tower while tasting things.
As mentioned above, Marshall celebrated a birthday in May. This guy is FOUR!
This is the look of a little boy eating the exact cupcake he wanted.
Rocket ship!
Four-year checkup: check!
And some other shenanigans lately:
Soaking up outdoor time whenever it's cool enough to do so
Marshall's preschool just finished a unit on the human body, and Marshall gets pretty enthusiastic telling us all the (mostly) accurate functions of various systems in the body.
I'm pretty sure this day was the only time he ever cuddled a teddy to sleep, but it was adorable.
Declan had a fever one day, and I brought him a cool washcloth but then needed to run to the bathroom or something and asked M to put the washcloth back if it fell. I came back to this sweet sight. Marshall is growing quite a bit lately in his big brother role!
Ice cream outing!
Library time--one of our favorite activities. Free, air conditioned, lots of books to bring home for a few weeks, and some fun interactions with other kids!
Marshall asked for fudge pops for breakfast one day and I said YES! They were so excited!
Mother's Day outing (it all went downhill quickly after this outing because Dec was teething and tired and grumpy and our lunch was a total disaster, but the park part was nice)
S'mores! Fun fact: I put each kid's s'mores ingredients on separate plates, and when we went to roast Dec's marshmallow it was missing. We looked over to see our little thief munching away! Sneaky boy.
So May is a wrap! And we're well into June, my last month off work and Declan's last month before starting daycare. Here's hoping the weather stays reasonably comfortable, the days feel long, and the kids stay healthy to enjoy a fun start to summer!
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