May in June

My friend Dona compiled a very busy month into a May Recap post. Considering I have been a slacker blogger lately, I am going to "borrow" her idea and try to fit as many May events as possible into one post.


First, we went to the beach with two of Steve's friends from college and their wives. We try to go every year with them, but it has been a while due to babies being born (us and them). They are so much fun, and we always have a great time together. Bill and Shannon left their boys with grandparents and Brooks and Stephanie are still enjoying "newlywed" life so our girls were the only children there.









Owen and Shannon



Bill, Steve, and Brooks

Somehow, I missed getting a picture of Steph and their two (four-legged) children! The girls were crazy about the "big" dogs!

Next up...AC and I left the beach on Friday morning and drove back for her Kindergarten Mother's Day Tea. It was precious! The boys escorted the girls in and then came back to escort the moms in. We enjoyed tea, lemonade, yummy treats, and songs by the children. It was truly a sweet and precious morning together! After the tea, she went to spend the weekend with my parents and I headed back to the beach to relieve Steve of his 2-year-old duties!







Anna Clare's Splash party was at our neighbor's house and as always, the kids loved it. Here are a couple of pics from it...



Then came Kindergarten graduation. As always, the program was fantastic! Their music teacher, Mrs. Owens, is fabulous! She retired this year, so it was bittersweet. I wish Owen would have been able to have her in preschool, but I was also glad that Anna Clare was a part of her last program. She did great with her speaking part. I have a video of her practicing it that I will post later. And, of course, she wanted to celebrate afterwards at her favorite Mexican restaurant.









I am almost done...

Anna Clare lost her first tooth! She was one of the few in her class who had not lost one yet so I think she "willed" it loose! She was thrilled to have a "wiggly" and it was out in a manner of days.



Whew! If you have hung on to the end, you are a trooper! I think the only thing I didn't capture about May was Owen's 2nd birthday party! We had a family party at our house to celebrate, but those pictures will have to wait a couple of more days!

I will leave you with this pic from last night. Steve said this was all he wanted for Father's Day...to have his girls in his lap eating watermelon!


And a very Happy Father's Day to my daddy and my husband! I love you both very much!