We've had a very busy month, jam packed full of lots of milestones and memories. We started off with a traditional Mother's day celebration at our house put together by my wonderful husband and Uncle Kurt. This is the fourth year that they have pampered all of the mothers in the family(Tom's side and mine)with a wonderful brunch including quiche, fruit salad, pancakes, sausages and lots more. It was a fabulous time for all the lovely mothers in the family(12 mothers were in attendance).
My mom and her two sisters
The Monday after Mother's day just happened to be Tom's 30th birthday. So, while Tom napped after all his hard work on the brunch, my mom helped me put together a surprise party for him at her house. The above picture is his arrival at the party, thinking we were just going over for dinner to my mom's like we do every Sunday. All of his sibling and mine were there and he was truly surprised. Needless to say, this fun-filled day wrapped up with an early bedtime for all.
Tom and his sisters and brother and Hunter pause for a picture before the DQ ice cream cake
Gryffin reminds me so much of Hunter at this age with those big blue eyes!
I love this picture of Hunter...such a big boy now
Izaya recently went to her friends Bat Mitzvah and Emily wanted some pictures of her dressed for the occasion. All I can think of is, Wow I wish I looked like that at 13! Isn't that supposed to be the awkward phase. There's nothing awkward about this 5'7" beautiful girl!
Last Sunday, my mom and Brian came over with all kinds of tools and a big box of contractor bags to do an Emergency Landscaping at my house. It's a really huge yard and a really huge job that is going to take several weekends to complete. This is a rather daunting job, and I am extremely grateful for their help. I can't wait until we are finished and we can enjoy the backyard fully for the first time since we moved in!
Even Gryffin helped out with the little wheel barrow that my mom brought.
While raking some debris, I found this little guy. Olivia just loved him and was sad when I let him free. She called after "foggy" and nearly pitched a fit when he disappeared into the hillside.
On to the Memorial day parade and picnic. We set up camp right on the curb at the end of Pryor way. The twins were absolutely thrilled at the candy throwing. It was just the best thing ever!
More candy, please Mama!
Noah and Hunter got to actually be in the parade for QVRA. All the baseball and T-ball players were allowed to march in the parade if they wanted too. Noah is in the middle, holding the sign.
Hunter didn't so much march as ride on his dad's shoulders. It was a very hot and sunny day, and we Scotch-Irish folk are ill-equipped for the sun and heat. As soon as the boys got to us, they hopped out of the parade and joined us on the curb to enjoy the rest of the parade.
We headed back to my mom's house for a picnic and some fun with the sprinkler and water balloons. Olivia wanted so desperately to hang with the big kids and tried several times to climb up into the tree house(unsuccessfully). She settled for the bench instead.
We hooked up the sprinkler to the hose and let all of the kids cool off in the street. My mom lives on one of the few remaining brick streets in Sewickley which is scheduled to be paved later this summer after some sewer work is complete. It will be a sad day, and I've been taking lots of pictures of the kids playing in the street. I hate for McCready way to lose it's charm, and gain some unsightly potholes this winter!
Trying to cool off!
Running on McCready Way and splashing in the puddles! Gryffin carried around a corn-on-the-cob and dunked it in the puddles and continued to nibble on it...priceless!
Lastly, our little Hunter graduated from Pre-school on Tuesday and is now officially a Kindergartner! His class, along with Noah's Ark I and II had a performance at the ice cream social and Hunter practiced his line and Spanish songs with me all week long. He did a great job with his part. "A rainbow reminds us of God's promise not to flood the whole earth again" and remembered all the other Bible verses and songs. We are so proud of our little guy!
Hunter receiving his "diploma" from Miss Morgan, one of his teachers this year.
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