We went to the zoo's Garden & Wine festival, where Eric and I sat and sipped free wine samples while the kids ran around like lunatics. It was delightful.
They clearly had a terrible time.
Wine!
Ellie had her four-year well-check-up (thanks to insurance issues, it was a bit delayed), where we learned she is 43 inches tall (95th percentile!) and weighs 43.5 pounds (91st percentile!). She endured four shots, and when she was given the opportunity to choose a prize from the prize box she asked if she could take one for her baby brother, too.
And of course, she went to her appointment dressed in full Doc costume.
We went to a "Star Wars Jump" at Pump It Up, where the kids were able to make their own light sabers (which was great, because we have such a dearth of light sabers in our house) and battle Darth Vader while bouncing around on the inflatables like crazies. They had a blast and it was an excellent kid-energy-runner-outer.
They both look completely stunned but I promise, they loved it.
We wrapped up my year at my moms' group, much to my chagrin. The kids brought flowers for their teachers (E.J.'s teacher cried when they had to say goodbye to him), and my fellow moms and I had a little end-of-year party complete with table-decorating contests. The theme was Children's Literature, so I put a bunch of leftover goodies from Ellie's Alice in ONE-derland first birthday party to use!
Sweet kids bringing flowers to their teachers
Our Alice table
We also spent some time outside enjoying the nice weather before the suffocating heat really set in.
Playdate with our moms' group friends!
Pizza picnic at the train park. Always a classic!
Enjoying some park time with this cutie while Ellie was at school.
(Of course, a mere moment later he got his head stuck in the tree, because TODDLERS.)
Jumping in puddles by the river!
E.J. got in touch with his inner ice queen.
He's the Elsa to her Anna.
I made matching Star Wars pajama pants for Ellie and myself.
Twinsies!
The kids and I learned about weather at MOSH's May Little Learners event, and studied how different objects float/sink and how ice melts.
Little scientists at work
Ellie and I enjoyed a Girls' Day Out to see a child-friendly production of "Snow White" at the Alhambra Theater. It was very interactive and fun—a great introduction to live theater for little ones! Ellie really enjoyed it.
Ready for our girls' day!
Ellie at the theater
My mom came to visit and helped me plant some flowers in my flower boxes on the front of the house! They are looking rather sad now, despite my best efforts, but they're scrappy little things and are trying to hang in there. Bless them. They sure were adorable when they were first planted, at least!
Flowers!
We also went to the beach with my mom, and E.J. had a blast. This was quite a relief to me, as he hated our previous beach trip. This time, he couldn't get enough of the waves!
Happy beach baby!
Showing Ellie the little coquina shells
Laughing with Grammy
The cutest.
Eric and I went to his high school's senior prom! Eric and I went to his actual senior prom together 15 years ago, so it was fun to do it all again, complete with pre-prom photos by the river and dinner at a Japanese steakhouse. The actual dance was...louder than I remembered my own prom being, so we hit the photobooth and then spent some time with the other old folks out in the peace and quiet of the lobby. We used to be cool, I promise.
Prom-ready!
I took E.J. to a toddler painting class while Ellie was at school one day and he drew a lovely picture (of snakes), and then promptly dropped his canvas through the cracks on the front porch of the little boutique that hosted the class. Well, it was a lovely picture while it lasted.
A true masterpiece!....that now lives under the porch of that house.
My dad came to visit, and we had a nice time taking him around town. He also got to join us for Ellie's ice cream social at her school.
Out to dinner with Papa
Ice cream at school with Papa!
My dad also sent Ellie a Target gift card as a congratulations gift after her very successful spring ballet performance, and Ellie had a blast picking out a new toy and paying on her own with her "money."
She was so thrilled.
Awwwwwwww
Dinosaurs!
...and the Jacksonville Jazz Fest downtown (we actually had so much fun when we went the first time, we went back again the next night!).
Look! A kid-free photo of the grownups! Remember when we used to take those?
And, we wrapped up the month with a very fun Memorial Day: we spent the morning at the zoo (E.J. and I went through the Destination: Dino exhibit and Ellie and Eric fed the stingrays), then in the evening we had a little backyard pool party and picnic!
Eric and Ellie at the stingray exhibit
Too bad you can't hear him "rooooaaaarrrrr"-ing through the photo.
Backyard fun!
Sweetheart!
Happy Ellie!
And that was our May!
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