2018

Happy boy holding his doggie!

New Mug - Fitting

No better way to spend my mornings than snuggling a warm Crosby with his blankies in my bed.

A headband made of her own hair!

Driving his lunch.

Typical.

Going to dance - always with her bag. Today she added some accessories.

May 2 - SOAKING WET after Andlie's soccer game. It was POURING rain and very windy! The game finally got called at half time.

Leo found the stickers.

Sleeping beauty.

Found a stick 3 times as big as him. No problem.

Becoming buddies. On a morning walk down the street.

Haze made "MOM" and a design for me out of his wooden blocks.

Nora was posing for a picture on the wall. Crosby saw and ran to be right next to her for his pic.

May 4: Nora got a glittery heart locket when she went on her Special Night with Daddy last night. She loves it SO MUCH.

May 4 - 5: Haze & Daddy go on their SIXTH Father/Son Camp!

Nora was so sad that Haze & Daddy had to leave for Father/Son.

Having fun watching "Freaky Friday" in Mom's bed while the boys were camping.

May 5

Using our $500 Costco gift certificate! We left with a new vacuum, a laptop, a pencil sharpener, and a few extra groceries.

May 6

Andlie snuck upstairs at 10:30 and hopped in bed for a visit with Mom & Dad.

Favorite part of my mornings!

I have found several of these notes around house. It's Nora's favorite thing to draw lately: a self portrait of her and/or me with her/our names on it. She also loves to collect/pick flowers from outside and bring them in and put them in a "base" with water. Add glitter watercolor and this is a perfect picture to describe our Nora Jane.

May 8

May 8: Nursing before a nap. <3

Back on the healthy wagon.

May 9: Bryan was driving on the freeway at lunch when he heard a loud noise and then his driver side window SMASHED to pieces and collapsed on to his lap. He thinks it was probably a rock that bounced up. Not a fun thing to happen on the freeway!

May 9: Andlie & Daddy at Andlie's Special Night: A Royal's soccer game!

May 9: New trick. "Shhhhh."

Saggy Diap

Leo's Trick

Summer

May 10

Seeing her new lipstick (for dance pictures) in my front facing phone camera.

Getting ready for dance pictures.

May 12: Dance Pictures 2018

Last soccer game with Coach Matt and the Ice Queens!

Last game with Coach Bryan and the Yellow Minions!

Mother's Day 2018

They’re my greatest blessings and my truest joys.

Mother's Day

Mother's Day Gifts 2018

Introducing Haze to a jock strap.

Car Wash

May 15: Andlie & Mady R at softball clinic.

May 16: 1st grade field trip to the zoo!

May 16: Family Walk

Big Sister = Lip Gloss

May 17: A clean room! (After only 3 days of fighting with Mom about cleaning it!)

Haze's End of School Reading Test

Andlie's End of School Reading Test

May 17: Andlie's first softball game! Team Name: Awesome Kiwi Olympians!

Holding Momma's Hand

Tiny Crosby Footprints

May 18: Crosby was not having a good day. Perhaps he was teething. But Momma wasn't in the mood to be sad. This made Crosby more mad.

Natural Sunny Highlights

May 18: Family dinner picnic at the park. The kids went and sat on the bench together without any prompting.

Crosby laid down on the cement and patted the spot next to him which is his signal for me to come sit (in this case lie) by him. So I did. And then we watched the clouds.

May 18: After nursing and before bed snuggles. He's growing so fast and my heart aches to think that he won't be nursing for too much longer. I love this time with him just as much as he loves it.

May 19: Andlie's speech for when she runs for student council.

Morning walk! Nora always needs to bring a purse or two (or three or four) and a few extras. I love her so much!

"Mom, you are the best cooker ever in the whole wide world!" I made macaroni & cheese, rolled up lunch meat, and a cup of fruit.

May 20: After FIVE NIGHTS without her bink, Nora got her prize this morning - a pack of seven "real rings!" Ya, Nora!

May 20

“They farted on the boat, Mom!!!” - Haze Allen
#BOY #fartsarefunny #toot

Family baseball in the big field!

Cute Nora's collection of flowers after a walk around the block!

May 21: New dance outfit!

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May 21: Competition soccer tryouts!

Just readin'.

Protecting himself from the rain with Nora's hat and folding his arms & grunting & saying, "No, no!" to protect himself from the thunder

First time playing catcher!

New sunglasses for us both!

Gift for her dance teacher on her last day of the year.

Miss Ally & Nora

First Summer Swim

Shoveling food in his mouth at the mall.

Watching the trash truck!

May 24: Holding his hands EXACTLY like Daddy does.

End of Year Teacher Gifts

May 24: "Is it bedtime yet?"

End of School Dance Festival

Ice cream is cold!

May 26 - 28: Bear Lake

Cold meat packs to sooth the owies! (Bumped both of her shins on the slide.)

A giant goose egg! I was pushing her in the swing at the park and she fell out. While she was recovering, she turned around and ran smack into the swing set pole.