The Month of May

Hello to all of our family and friends. It has been a busy month with some new adventures. We will recap it all with many pictures and few words.

The beginning of the month was birthday week for Mom, Dad and of course cousin Lindy. Mom's B-day was spent at the zoo with Bryce's preschool class. The giraffes were his favorite and the turtle was Brendan's favorite (he got to pet it). Mom got to go to her favorite restaurant (Piatti's) for her birthday, thanks to a special gift from Lisa and Don.

Daddy's 37th birthday

Bryce's spring sing at school. He sang loudly - it was adorable!

Bryce learns to ride on 2 wheels!!!! He was quite proud. We put him in full sweats to protect the elbows and knees in case of a fall. Wasn't necessary - he took off like a champ.

The boys run their first race! They ran a half mile (with Daddy) and each won a gold medal (actually, every kid won a gold medal and every kid had the number 1). Mommy ran the 5K ever so slowly. Oh well! It was almost 90 degrees by 8:30. The boys are quite proud to have their very own "sponsor T-shirt" - the race shirts with all of the sponsors listed on the back.

Memorial Day Weekend. Our annual trip to Camarillo to see our wonderful family by the ocean. We got to see (and hold, feed, change, bathe) new baby cousin Garrett. Erin was a trooper letting us bring our clan to her house with little sleep. The boys had a great time, especially playing with Noah. He is such an angel and easy to get along with. Baby Garrett is as cute as can be and seems to be a good, easy going baby.

The boys on a hike - trying to tire them out to take a nap.

Four boys to run around and play.

Approximately 2 weeks after big brother learns to ride on 2 wheels, little brother decides to follow suit. Can you say 'competitive'? Hurray! Mommy can now retire the jogging strollers!

May was fun, now summer is here. The boys are out of school (Bryce's last day is tomorrow) and ready for play! It's been a busy school year trekking 2 kids to 2 different preschools and Bryce to therapy. We are ready for a break. I'm sure after 1-2 weeks at home, Mommy will be ready to send them back to school!

What happened to April's Blog?

Hello from the B boys. We're not sure what happened to April's blog so we'll have to do a little back tracking. We had a great visit with Grandma and Grandpa. They were here for less than a week, we wish it was longer! The boys love spending time with them. Grandma gives the best tickles and of course they get way more attention than when it's just Mommy and the boys. We didn't have the best weather - it was a little cool for my taste (is 60's considered cool?). We at least spent an afternoon in Coloma, discovering a bit of the gold country. We learned about placers and lodes (i.e. Placerville and the Mother Lode). We even learned where the term 'shotgun' (as in to ride shotgun) came from. The boys enjoyed the special rock Grandma found for them (Mom would enjoy it on her countertops). Of course no visit would be complete without some illness. Bryce had a bout of asthma right before Grandma and Grandpa's visit and had a little fever while they were here. Brendan had a similar bout of asthma requiring a trip to the E.R. and a few sleepless nights of coughing. Overall, we had a great time. Please come again Grandma!!!!!!!!