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Have you seen the YouTube video the Holderness Family did about the month of May to the tune of Katy Perry's Firework?? I pretty much think that describes my life during the month of May, and I don't even have kids in public school!!! Ha!

Anyways, here is a recap of the first couple of weeks of May (with the exception of this weekend):

My mom came to visit the first week of May (and yet I managed to get no pictures of her with the kids..oops) but we had so much fun with her here. She got to attend a theater play with us and got to watch a soccer game of E's.

On May 4th, one of my good friend's from college got married! Several of my college friends including the bestie who flew in from Oregon were there. Such a great time to celebrate our friend's wedding and have a great time with friends sans kiddos.

This chapel was so pretty and quaint. 

With the happy couple!!

These girls are some of my favorite people (we were missing just one). College was the best with them. Even though most of us don't live close to each other, I know that I can always count on them. They are my people.

Group hug! 

The next day after the wedding, my mom and I took the kids to go to Casa Mañana to see The Little Mermaid. We have been going to these children's plays for the last 3 years because we get the tickets pretty cheap for our MOPS group. This is probably one of the best ones we have seen there! The costumes, the sets, and the actors were just absolutely phenomenal! J even sat still for almost an hour before getting restless - that never happens!!

Super excited to be seeing the play!!

Oh look! There's a picture of my mom =) We took several walks with the kids in our neighborhood. The kids thought it would be way fun to play at the sand by one of the ponds.



E's last soccer game was the next day and my mom was there to watch. It's been really fun to watch her this year because she has actually tried to get the ball from people, and she has almost scored and has blocked people from scoring several times. She had fun playing with her two good friends this season.

E had her last dance class for the year, and she got a ribbon for completing her third year of a dance. I can't believe she has done 3 full years of dance! I have loved watching her grow in her dancing abilities this year. She has truly blossomed.

My little boy is full of sweetness and making people laugh. He loves to sit at the piano and make up "songs" , and then he continued to call my name until I found him in the stroller just so he could see me laugh. Sweet boy.

Jason's brother graduated from Audiology graduate school in Dallas,  and they had a white coat ceremony for his class of 10. Jason and I went to celebrate with him. We took J with us because he wasn't feeling well so we didn't want to leave him with the babysitter. It was such a neat ceremony, and I am super proud of my brother in law for this accomplishment. He now heads to Nashville to start his PhD. 

 And then...J got diagnosed strep. I feel super bad for taking him with us to the ceremony, but it wasn't really bad until we got back. Oh well. Poor guy. The next couple of days was spent with lots of  snuggles and fluids.

On Mother's Day, J was still not feeling 100% so we stayed home from church. The kids made me cards and made me some cute little bookmarks with their fingerprints on them.  I laminated them so I can keep them forever! We played outside in the front after nap time for a bit. It was a nice relaxing Mother's Day.

He did not want to take pictures. He kept yelling "no"

 I sat and relaxed with my Starbucks while Jason played with the kids and their bikes. 

 We went to the zoo with some of our friends on half price Wednesday last week. We apparently went with everyone else in the DFW area. It was complete chaos, but we had fun!!

Checking out the sea otters 

It's been a crazy month but it's almost over!! I can't wait for the slower paced June that we will be having!

J's first birthday

We celebrated Judah's birthday on June 4th with friends and family. The theme was Dr. Seuss. I have always wanted to have a Dr. Seuss theme birthday party if I had a boy, and so I am thankful that I was able to do it. 

The table with all the food and snacks

Pink Ink Drinks

Cute little banner over the entertainment center 

The kids decorated little stars (for the Star bellied Snitches)

We also played a short game of Pin the Hat on the Cat

My cute little girl enjoying some of the snacks

Some of the crew before all the fun started 

After games and everyone got snacks, we sang happy birthday to the birthday boy and watched him eat his cake. 

His cute little cupcake

Singing happy birthday to him. He started clapping for everyone that was singing. So cute. 

Trying his first bite of cupcake and icing 

He loved it! He almost ate that entire cupcake by himself. He sat there happily content eating his cupcake and then I promptly gave him a bath afterward because there was frosting all over his chest and hands.

After his bath post cupcake, we opened presents. He liked playing with the paper more than anything (of course) and big sister helped open the presents.

Then she got bored and went and hung out with her uncle 

All the guests had a chance to take their pictures either in front of the truffula trees or with the poster board to be Thing 1 or Thing 2. 

We did a couple of pictures of the birthday boy in his cute little shirt that I made! Isn't he the cutest?

And then when you forget to take a family picture the day of the party, you dress him back up in the birthday outfit the next day and take a picture then!! Ha!

It was so much fun to plan this party and to celebrate this little joyful boy of ours!!!