may 2020

i dropped some flowers on my friends' doorsteps for may day

 eleanor planned a tea party for us girls in her room

 i made henry's hair dreams come true with a green mohawk

 a day spent up at arrow rock dam

 we stopped at naked rock on the way home

eleanor sat in the pantry eating snacks and rearranged it and she did a good job

 flying kites

always working on the new room in our spare time 

 nothing like cutting a hole in your house and adding a new door

 picking up their school supplies was a weird end of the school year

 nerf gun fight

 hazel reading in the hammock

 brothers

 sisters

 new patio set

 eleanor saying bye to her teacher at a parade

 olive loves reading now!

 another door installed

this one is to noah's bedroom

 mother's day at home

singing to me

 playing in the river

 i went hiking with my friend ashley

 sad michael had to go back to work

 goodbye hugs

 first time wearing a mask or out of the house in months

 michael turned 36

and i threw him an office themed party (just for our family)

 opening presents

we went to the botanical gardens as a family 

 happy birthday, Michael

we all love you

 i love that they have a new place to hang out outside

 picking up an award and their school supplies

 so happy to have andre`a's family visit

 insulation installation wasn't very fun

 twinning with the doll i made her when she was a baby

 sunday outing

 almost the same height and weight and just 21 months apart

so 8 &9 in this picture

 we went and hiked the sand dunes

 we took lots of breaks but we all made it to the top

 hazel turned 12 and requested a psych themed birthday

 we went on a date for her birthday and bought her lots of things at target

 her friends surprised her and showed up with presents and hung out with her

 they stayed for dinner and cake

 twelve! 

 cute jude

 a drive through parade where noah got sprayed and said goodbye to middle school

 snow cones!

 silly

 hazel and olive had an impromptu water fight

 cute sleeping girls

 looking for ripe cherries

 eagle island

 family pool day

 date night!

our first time to a sit down restaurant in months 

it was delicious

 new badminton set

 progress on the rooms

we built a closet!