May '09 Recap

Zander started getting much more mobile and "curious" in May.

He climbed the stairs for the first time....

Eli was still in the midst of spring baseball. Most late evening games found me staying home with Zane & Zander while Philip took Eli to his game. One evening before leaving for the game, Eli put his baseball cap on the boys....

The school year at Providence ends during the first week in May. Mrs. Keylor's class brainstormed their favorite Kindergarten memories, as seen below. I love this picture because it is so typical Emma Kate. The rest of the class is all grouped together and she is sort of in the back by herself. She still does not enjoy big groups or loud activities and instead prefers to just sit back and observe.

The last day of school includes "field day" where there is a carnival-like atmosphere. The pictures below show Eli trying to dunk someone in the tank by throwing a baseball at the bullseye....

Official last day of 2nd grade picture....

When I went into Emma Kate's room to take her picture, I found this....

But when she woke up later, I got her official last day of Kindergarten picture....

Sweet boy with yogurt on his face....

Emma Kate with gymnastics teammates Dayvis and Lauren at the end-of-the-year banquet.

We took our first visit to the Wild Wilderness Safari in Gentry during May. Zane and Zander ready to go in their OshKosh overalls....

We loved how these two animals walked right up to our car...

Emma Kate and Eli checking out the donkey who is still standing beside our car. Take note of Eli's safari hat :-)

This is Dinky. Emma Kate's favorite animal at the Safari.

While getting ready for church one Sunday morning, Eli couldn't figure out how to do his belt...

Emma Kate said "here, let me do it."

Here we are at church later that morning...