Marvelous May

May is off to a good start.  Here are a few photos to highlight the first half of the month.

First off, May Day.  Bostyn's preschool had a wonderful May Day program filled with the songs and dances of little ones ages 2-4.  Bostyn and her class sang and danced to We are Family (Ohana).  Here is a photo of Bostyn with her partner Jake Ryan (yes, this is the same little boy that she stood next to, for her x-mas program.  She still plans to marry him one day).

This next photo, is more for my dear high school friend, Linda.  She has a blog about her day to day life battling Hodgkin's Lymphoma Stage IV.  She is knee deep in chemo sessions, working, and most of all, being a mother.  She has two young sons and one of them attends the same preschool as Bostyn.  Here he is, in green, representing the island of Molokai, for the royal Hawaiian court.  As I mentioned, she is a classmate of mine, well not just a classmate, but my best friend.  She tells me that she is too lazy to post pictures on her blog, so I am giving her permission to save this image and share it on her blog for her family and friends to see.  So this is for you, Linda.

Next up, Mother's Day.  Bostyn never smiles at the camera and so this was the best shot of the two of us together.  These candid moments are my favorites.  I think it shows more emotion and joy of the day then if both of us was staring straight at the camera.

Bostyn made me flowers and a vase for Mother's Day along with a recipe book from her classmates.

Bostyn and Tate picked out these Cole Haan shoes for my Mother's Day present.  I think Cole Haan shoes are a good value for the quality and comfort you get from them.

My super, handsome, energetic, and funny nephew, Nicholas, came all the way from Oregon to visit.  As you can see, Bostyn just loves her cousin Nick.  She really looks up to him in every way.

Here is a photo my my parents with 3/4 of their grandchildren.  So where is Josh?  He is on the slide and refused to be part of the fun.  Bribery didn't work, we tried and failed miserably.

In 9 more days, we are leaving for California.  We will spend 2 days at Disneyland and the rest in San Diego.  Tate plans on running, or more like walking, the Rock 'n Roll Marathon.  Bostyn is very excited and already counting down the days.