May was a fun and busy month!
We finished our second round of Pee Wee Paddler I swim
classes, and were proud of some of the increased independence we have in
learning to use our arms and legs to float and move in the water. One more round, and we may really be
swimming! In the meantime, we’re
gaining confidence and having lots of fun!
We were proud to march in this year’s March For Babies, and
were SO grateful for the donations made by family and friends to support our
contributions to the cause. It was
a beautiful day for a hike/walk.
And after we finished the last few blocks on our own, we had so much fun
listening to music, having a picnic, and trying out the Fun Bus!
The first Monday of the month, Mommy came to school with us
for our class’ Mother’s Day celebration.
We made bracelets, shared snack, and shared things we love about our
Mom. And then we took Mommy out to
brunch for our family Mothers’ Day at Willow Creek Farm, where we enjoyed the
beautiful day with a nice walk and playing.
The beginning of beautiful weather found us outside a lot
more, playing with bubbles and chalk, riding our bikes, and even hiking with
our friend Zach! We got explored
Riverbend Park together and learned a lot about how to follow trail markers, which
was SO fun! We also proudly helped
Mommy plant the flowers she received during teacher appreciation week, and
added to the row of ferns we started when we were 1½!
We had so many special celebrations at the end of our school
year at HCEP, from our class picnic to the closing ceremonies and picnic. We started our last week of school with
our “summer birthday” celebration, and we were so excited that we got to pick
out our favorite treats to bring for snack – cupcakes and goldfish! And we had lots of fun at our
school picnic, playing on the playground, the bounce houses, and even getting
our faces painted!
After school was over, we had a great Memorial Day weekend
at home with Mama and Daddy. We
went to the farmers market, saw concerts and rode rides at the Viva Vienna
festival, played at the park, ate out on the porch, and tried out new bikes and
helmets at the bike store. The
best part of the weekend was camping outside in our family sized tent! How fun it was to snuggle into our
tents with our flashlights, and wake up to the sounds of the birds!
We also had an exciting visitor at our house! The night we went out to the tent, we
also discovered a little bat hanging upside down inside one of our
windows! He crawled in between the
screen and partially open storm window, and was hanging there by one leg. In
the night he left, and then had returned to almost exactly the same spot the
next morning. The next night, we
waited for him to take his nightly trip out, and then we closed the window. We named him “Butterfly”, but we are
happy for his stay at our house to be a short one.
A cute note from Mom – We are loving the way the kids care
for one another (although typical sibling behavior is regularly expected as
well). One of our favorite things
lately is Katharine’s new nickname for Christopher. “Brother” has shortened to
“Brov”. So lots of sentences now
begin with “Hey Brov…..”
Love,
Christopher and Katharine
