May Synopsis

Ryan's 34th Birthday

...yes the cookie monster himself got a cookie monster cookie cake.  The kids had fun helping me figure out how to make a natural blue food coloring using red cabbage to make a hairy cookie monster!

A Day at the Beach

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Our dear family friends, Paulette and Bo, were so kind to share a season ticket holder perk with us to celebrate Ryan's birthday - spending time on the field before the game!

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Rowan giving he Dad a questioning look before her second hip hop dance performance.  My boss at the time allowed me to leave work (last minute, so it was fun to surprise Rowan) to watch her performance.  Since it was open house as well I sprinted through the girls rooms to check out some of their work displayed.  Dad took a more leisurely stroll and captured the photos below :-) 

I had created a little surprise for the girls and their men to come home to since I couldn't be there after the show.  The cake celebrated Rowan's performance that night and Kierce's theater performance the next morning, of which you'll see photos below.  I will be uploading even more videos on our YouTube page in the coming days, of which you'll see Rowan's dance performances and Kierce's as well!  Rowan's first perfomance is already posted.

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I love this picture of him...

As if we didn't have enough going on in this little family of ours, we decided we would move for the second time this year!  We were able to plan the move on Ryan's long Memorial Day weekend, so this time I got a lot of help unpacking boxes and getting settled in.  ...not exactly how he desired to spend his three day weekend, but we are all much more comfortable in this new and thrifty apartment.

Rowan, Merrick and Ryan all participated in Merrick's school field trip to Legoland.  Kierce and I loved hearing all of the cool stories about the trip.  Kierce had a field trip to the zoo that particular day, and I had to work earlier rather than later, so we stayed back and the three of them had a blast!

This field trip also included a visit to Sea Life, an aquarium that is linked with Legoland.  These guys are very silly people, and I am very glad to say they are each an important piece of our family.