late may 2

finishing up may!

some sisterly love for a 9-week-old

vaulting practice

see anyone on the trampoline?

had to get in a few last pool visits

we love miss j!  and her hairclips!

ballet recital

 

two weeks till move time!

strawberries

at the very end of may, we hit homestead farms with our buddies for strawberry picking.  they're picking white peaches and blackberries now - wish we could be there!

a calm and friendly pup

in the fields

sampling the wares

not quite ready for strawberries yet ;-)

the pickins were good

offering some grass

maybe not =p

treats from the market

classic push pop

we came home with bucket o' berries, which we dispatched of in just a few days ;-)  till next spring!

memorial day weekend

on saturday of memorial day weekend, ben had some work to do, so the kids and I spontaneously decided to pay the national zoo one last visit.  it was somewhat ambitious, but I thought we could do it if we paid the $20 for parking rather than taking the metro.  unfortunately, I was gambling on the morning crowd having left, and that was not the case.  still, after circling around rather lostly (shouldn't that be a word?) in the neighborhoods, we found a spot and made the hike over to the zoo.  on the plus side, everyone got a nap in the car (and I saved my 20 bucks =p)

first stop, children's zoo to see a friend

amazonia - this is one of the coolest exhibits I've seen anywhere



a caecilian

splashing in the tidal pool simulator

I congratulated myself on being a realistic mama:  I told the girls they had to walk if we were going to go, but I brought both the single stroller and the bjorn.  I suspected that we might end up with the stroller seating two non-infants =p

last stop



not so impressed =p  but really, he was exceedingly cooperative, seeing as he was just over 2 months

on sunday after church, our friends the j family graciously invited us over.  another friend had arranged for me to play one of my piano compositions during offertory the next sunday, so I was making my rounds with every piano-owning friend, madly trying to dust off rusty fingers and rusty music (my mom scanned a pencil-on-staff-paper copy for me - you can imagine how clearly that came out =p).  but the girls were happy for any opportunity to go to their friend's house, so they didn't mind.  in fact, c has listened to my cd so many times that she was happy to point out, 'mommmmy, that's not how it goes.. mommmy, you're not playing the right notes!'  =p

popsicle break

good thing it's awhile before she turns 16 ;-)

 

we were all thrilled when they invited us to join them for dinner, and ben was even able to come.  a beautiful evening sitting outside with sweet friends, topped off with a firepit and marshmallows!  i felt like i was soaking up the good memories.

this really was not planned =p

I call it 'Toes in the Sunset' ;-)