Hyrum had been gone for about 3 months, and we were starting to get anxious for his return. We spent the month of may trying to keep ourselves busy, and enjoy the last full month in Colorado. (It was also the last month of school for the kids.) I was initially just going to omit all these pictures from my blog, but when I went back to look at them, the kids look SO SMALL. Too cute to leave out.
I bought a new phone in May (Pixel 2, I love it) as a late birthday present, and it has these Star Wars 'stickers' you an put in photos. They move around, and the kids had a blast taking pictures 'with' them. (So did my Primary class of 7-yr-old boys).
May may have been our Month of Adventures. We heard of a new diner/soda shop in town, so I took the kids to try it. We sat up at the counter and ordered a house-made flavored soda. The lady kept re-filling their little cups with different flavors so they could try several. These soda-lovers had a blast. I surprisingly ended up drinking most of the milk shake by myself.
Afterwards, we headed down the road to Garden of the Gods. It was probably our last visit there. It's just so beautiful! Especially on warm, sunny days. It's a strange feeling to be out adventuring, with absolutely no where else to be. No dinner to make, no one waiting for you at home, no other plans or to-do's for the day. Just wandering. Everyone took turns in the stroller, and Mila insisted on 'pushing' for a while. They I caught the two girls spontaneously holding each others hand.
It was great fun, but if I remember correctly, it ended in tears with me hauling the stroller in one hand (folded up) and dragging one or two children with the other hand, all the way back to the car. Such is life.
A different day, Chik-fil-et held an event for kids. (We had the best Chik-fil-et!) There were bounce houses and cookie decorating. All free.
Tiago's school did their end-of-year field day, and invited parents to come. It was fun to give him all the attention, and see him in this environment he'd grown so comfortable in.
On the girls' last day of pre-school (they went T/Th for 3 hours) they had a water party outside, and parents were also invited. They mostly played by themselves, which is a perk of having a built in best-friend. Their teacher was always telling me how they defended each other (especially Siena) when other kids were trying to mess with them.
Tiago's class did a final evening event when the kids sang songs they'd been working on. Contrary to Tiago's shy nature, he was quite excited to perform. He'd been singing the songs around the house for weeks so we were all familiar with them. He wasn't super enthusiastic, but he sang in front of everyone. Here, his hand is on his head like a great white shark.
This is a super random picture, but one day Siena looked in her closet and saw white dresses in the very back. I told her those weren't dresses to wear, they were their baby blessing dresses. But she insisted on seeing it, and it looked huge, so I let her try it on. And it kind of fit! She truly thought she was an angel.
So that got me thinking... this wasn't the dress she wore when she was blessed! I realized it was a third dress my mom made after-the-fact out of my wedding veil. And in the meantime, I'd given back Siena's real blessing dress thinking it was an 'extra'. Yikes. We sorted it all out: Siena's real (smaller) dress now hangs in the back of her closet, and some future giant baby is all set with a 2T dress.
I took the kids out one afternoon for frozen yogurt. It's always hit or miss with what treats (food in general) my kids will actually eat, but I didn't mind eating any leftovers. This is such a Siena face!
The whole time I lived in Colorado, I had been meaning to go visit Emily, one of my college roommates, who lived an hour north of me. I hadn't seen her since moving away from Provo. We finally made it happen! And my friend (and same-time roommate) Jennifer was able to make it, too. She lives just a little farther north. I've seen Jennifer multiple times, but it was SO FUN to all be together for a few hours, as if no time had passed. (It's been about 10 years since we were all together!) I drove home feeling so filled, and happy to have good people in my life even if I don't se them often. Good thing I was in such a good mood, because a rock hit my windshield and left me with a huge crack that was a bit of a headache to get replaced.
So that was May 2018! Hyrum came home just after mid-night on the 26th, and it was all hands on deck getting ready to move in June.
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