With summer right around the corner May was a busy month wrapping things up from the school year and also getting the itch for the end of the school year. Church school, wrestling and soccer both ended for the year and we loved the experiences that each of those brought. The beginning of May started off with some serious May Gray but it was actually a nice change and nobody seemed to mind knowing that summer is quickly approaching. Here is a recap of the month:
Brian got us tickets to Frozen on Ice through his work so we enjoyed a girls night out on May 4th. It was such a fun night and we loved watching the girls excitement and the show was actually really entertaining for us as well! They absolutely loved it all though!!
I sometimes dread Thursday mornings since we spent over 2 hours at the Swim and Tennis club with back to back dance lessons but I remind myself that this is a good time to spend uninterrupted play time with the girls and they love having the separate 1 to 1 time with Charlotte so it all works out well.
Charlotte is really showing an interest in going to the bathroom on the little potty so we've been going with it and letting her do it. Basically when we are home she is naked most of the time and will go by herself on the potty. She always comes to find me after and gets the biggest smile on her face and cheers for herself after I congratulate her. She even pooped for the first time this month (see picture below ;) Daddy and Joseph said that doesn't counts as a real poop (just a dingleberry) which they had a good laugh about but we're counting it as her first poop on the potty!!
And when she does wear clothes she sometimes accessorizes! 
This picture from soccer made me laugh-the girls are such troopers for the games and I think by the end of the season they may have had it! This was from the last day of the season on the tournament day where Joseph's team ended up playing 3 games so we were there for most of the morning.
Joseph had a great season with a really nice group of boys.
The night before Mother's Day Rich and I went to the Padres game with our friends, Lynn and Tom. Rich's company gets season tickets for work and the seats are amazing...less than 10 rows from the field! I wore my uggs that night so it is just crazy to think how cold it was for May! We had such a fun night though and it was nice to get to a game!
Daddy took the older three kids out one Saturday to run some errands, which included a haircut for Joseph, and I received these sweet pictures along their way. A trip to Home Deport normally also means a stop at the hot dog stand out in the parking lot. Daddy is the best!
Since Joseph made the all star team we had one more week of practice after regular season was over. Daddy met us at practice so he could stay with Joseph and I could go home and get dinner started but not without throwing Charlotte in the air a few times before we left.
On May 18th. the girls had a community performance at Midland Elementary School. They were so excited for it and it was a perfect opportunity to practice their dance before their recital next month. Unfortunately Joseph's all star soccer game was at the same time so he and Daddy were unable to make it but Aunt Laura, Syd, Cole, Aunt Hollie, Aunt Lindsay and Finn all stepped up and came to support the girls. We are so blessed to have our wonderful family. The girls did great and they both brought tears to my eyes watching them perform.
I seriously can not handle Julia's cuteness in this doggy dance! She has totally gotten into it and her little doggie face, especially at the end of the dance when they are supposed to stick their tongues out just gets me every time. So stinkin' cute.
Joseph really worked hard this season at soccer and made the all star team. We are so proud of him!! The all star team only played one game on a Friday night (of course the same Friday night that the girls had their dance performance) but they won and he loved it so it was a great experience for him.
This came home with Joseph one day this month and I just loved it.
It was Red Nose Day at the end of May at Westwood to support the children's hospital so this is how these three arrived at school pickup that afternoon.
This is our last month for Stroller Strides and although it has had a very different feel than Baby Boot Camp from Texas I am thankful for what the class has provided and the people that I have met. I'm looking forward to trying something new in the summer but have enjoyed being a part of the group for the past two years. The girls have grown up so much since we began and of course I have loved (most days) having them work out with me!
The kids made a fort out of the breakfast table one afternoon and asked me to leave it so the next morning Julia and Charlotte hung out under it and had breakfast there once the big kids went to school.
Love that the girls play so well with our neighbor, Julia. We are so lucky to have the neighbors that we do on our street.
She requested a picture of herself.
On this day, too!
Hanging outside with Charlotte one afternoon while the big kids are playing.
Although the beginning of the month wa sa bit chilly we were in the pool pretty regularly by the end and all of our new pool toys from the Easter bunny are a big hit!!
We finished out the month with a fun Memorial Day celebration but that will be the next post.
Happy May!!
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