May 1st - Making lemonade
May 8th - Mother's day
The kids were so sweet to get up early and make me breakfast in bed.
Along with breakfast in bed I got these sweet gifts.
Saturday, May 14th was Christian's first dance recital. The theme was "I Want Candy". He was cotton candy for his dance number and Skittles for his gymnastics number. Although he was starting to tire of rehearsing the dances each week and would act silly during practice, he loved being on stage! He performed all the steps with his best effort. Occasionally he would forget to follow his teacher who helped on the side as he smiled at the audience (performing the step he was on repeatedly).
He was the only little boy in his show, and the only one with a costume change.
Here he is at the studio.
Eve had her spring band concert. It was really neat to hear some of the numbers they were able to play. They played selections such as "Happy", "Star Wars", "March of the Cyclops", and a few others. They had combined numbers with the 7th graders as well as a Dublin city ensemble group. It is great to see her talent on the flute develop and grow.
And Sterling finished up his Soccer season. He loved playing each week and loved to challenge himself by setting specific goals. I love to see him work hard!
A few other fun things about May include . . .
Sterling helping out at the grill with Matt,
Christian playing in a box,
More flowers in bloom and planting the rest of our garden,
Going to a Clippers game with Matt's employees and their families,
Finding an abandoned egg on a hike and bringing it home (Sterling), then incubating it to humor the kids. A week later . . . Surprise! I cared for it for about a day and realized I was in way over my head. We took him to a nature preserve rescue.
Attending the kids' school carnival,
Having lunch at school with the kids,
Watching Christian lead the 4th graders in duck, duck, goose and tag,
Sheri's Girl Scout Luau,
Sterling earned his Bear award in Cub Scouts,
Ice cream and family time on Sundays,
Christian finishing up his preschool dance movement class,
and most notably, Sheri's 8th birthday!
We celebrated Sheri's birthday this year with a "friend" party. She chose the theme of animals and nature. She enjoyed sharing her pets with her friends, and we also had games, food, a craft, and a movie (Rio 2).
We all had a great time! For her birthday we gave Sheri some play makeup and a case for it, an art set, and a stepping stone kit. She also enjoyed gifts from her grandparents! We plan to have her baptism in June when we go out to Colorado.
Sheri is a sweet and kind hearted girl! She is a great friend to her siblings and thoughtful of others. She will often offer to help me when she sees I need a hand. She loves to spend meaningful time with me and loves to snuggle or sit on my lap. Sheri is happy and loves life. She works hard and tries to do what is right. She brightens life for those around her and we love her so much!
Each month we realize that we are abundantly blessed to have each other and the gospel of Jesus Christ to draw us closer. We are grateful for our covenants that will keep us together in the eternities for eternal joy!
