Memory Dump for May

I figure I better get these memories on the blog before I forget and summer gets in the way.

The boys went to the Father and Son's campout.  They didn't spend the night, but they did have fun at the campfire, playing outside and being big boys and staying up really late.  Next year, Jake and Chris will probably spend the night.  We shall see.

Hannah and Ella had their big Spring concert for choir.  It is always a wonderfully done concert.  This year, we woke up with Ella throwing up right before the concert.  So, Ella and the family missed the concert, while I took Hannah and got to enjoy her all to myself :-)  But we were super sad Ella missed another big performance this year (she missed her Destination Imagination competition because she was once again throwing up the night before).

Jake has started taking swim lessons.  He is very timid in the water, so we hope that swim lessons will give him the confidence he needs to be in the water.  So, far he loves his lessons.

Every time we go to Target, Graham runs for the dog house and gets in and starts acting like a dog.  Maybe I should get him this house.  He tends to behave better when I treat him like a dog, so maybe the doghouse would solidify his good behavior each and every day :-)  Cute little doggie!

The last field trip for Jake's preschool was to the zoo.  It is always Jake's favorite place to go.  He loves the zoo and had a blast being their with his classmates (this little guy is Joel) and his teachers.  Graham liked it too :-)

Because the end of school is so hectic with end of the year celebrations, we had to celebrate Jake's birthday in May.  This is him on his special day in preschool.  He loved being the Top Dog.  It actually worked great.  It just spread out his birthday celebration for weeks and he loved that!  The longer his birthday lasted the better.

We headed with our friends the Evans and the Kunkels to Gilroy Gardens. It is a small amusement park in Gilroy, California.  It was a super fun little park for the kids.  The rides are perfect for them and the park is super clean and pretty.  We went to celebrate Hannah's best friend's birthday.  We had so much fun and the kids still talk about it and want to go back ASAP!

Here are all the cute kids at Gilroy Gardens.  They all get along so well and we always have a blast with them.  How cute are these kids!!!  I just adore them.

After our weekend trip to Gilroy, we decided to stay home for Memorial Day.  So, what did we do.  We went bowling.  We hadn't gone bowling in such a long time, that the kids thought it was the coolest thing.  Graham was so funny, he had to do it all on his own, even though the balls he kept picking up were a 1/3 his weight.  Hannah loved the shoes and wanted me to buy her some to wear to school and mom came in the winner :-)  

At the end of May, the girls had their dance recital.  Hannah danced to "Hard Knock Life".  I just loved her dance, it was adorable.  

And Ella danced to Cruis'in for a Bruis'in from Teen Beach Movie.  Another cute dance.  The girls love showing us their dances at the recitals and I love watching them!