May Happenings

Here are some scenes from life in early May.

Roman absolutely loves graphic novels. He found this adaptation of Anne Frank's Diary and just zipped through it. I read it too - so good and such a perfect introduction for young readers.

Ai yi yi - Mom Fail to report at the Storm household. Lucy lost another tooth and I completely forgot about it during the night so... this is the note that appeared a day too late. 

Leo played on the sensory table with his classmates at school.

We watched the progress on Grandpa and Grandma's new house. So exciting!

I was a chaperone with Roman's 2nd grade classroom on a field trip - we attended Flat Stanley at the Children's Theater. It was so much fun. Roman begged me to come with and I know he will not want his mama to tag along on class outings forever so I jumped at the chance. ;)

Romy and his friends even got autographs afterwards!

I had a work trip to Green Bay and you know that, every time I set foot in that city, I need to send a picture to my Vikings loving family members. ;) Gotta remind them that I am in God's country. Hahaha!

Back at the ranch, it was time to start lawn mowing season!

Leo worked on painting projects with his buddies.

Just a boy and his wagon - this little Radio Flyer has been a workhorse! We pulled this guy {and lots of blankets, food, chairs, toys, etc} to many a softball game this spring. 

Highly recommend one of these red wagons - it can carry so much stuff and it will fold up nice and neat in the back of my van. :)

Mother's Day 2022

I started off Mother's Day Weekend in a great way... with a big ol' order of sushi - give me all of the spicy sauce! ;)

I also got flowers from my favorite crew.

On Saturday I took my best girl to get pedicures.

After surviving another winter - my feet were in rough shape! It felt so good to get them cleaned up. 

Here is the finished product! So cute. :) I loved that Lucy's lavender color was so fun and spring like.

On Sunday I had some snuggles with the kids and we headed to church. 

Whenever I 'do Lucy's hair' ... she asks me to take a picture of the back for approval. ;)

Oh my heart - look at this sweet card!! Can you tell that Roman is loving the song 'Eye of the Tiger' lately? ;)

I will keep this card forever! 

Love these precious boys of mine!

Here's the whole crew! Lucy had earned a special treat on Sunday afternoon with her Girl Scout troop - because she sold cookies at a booth Lucy was able to attend a pizza party and arcade event. The girls were able to bring a sibling so we sent Roman too. :)

I had lunch with Leo & Dan and got a nap while the big kids were entertained. It was a win-win!

We went to the French Press. One of mama's favorite spots (and Leo's too).

Also - you can't have Mother's Day in May without some plant shopping! I love geraniums. Yay for spring.

I have to give a shout out to these beautiful ladies! Our mamas do so much to support our family! We love them so much.

Happy Mother's Day to all!

Hello May!

We started the month of May with some blueberry pancakes. Don't you love this face that Roman made?

I did a bunch of spring cleaning / purging of clothing and I found this old gem of a t-shirt from Fresno! Hahaha! Remember when I used to head out to Fresno regularly for work back in ~2008 to 2011? Those were some good years! ;) I miss the crew at Community Medical Centers! Alas, it was time to make this shirt a rag. 

The end of the school year / craziness of May warrants many charcuterie boards for dinner! 

I got this sweet picture from Ms. Sara - Leo playing with his buddy Teddy at school.

We picked up cleats for Ms. Lucy - she is starting her first year of girls fastpitch. We love her team and she has the best coach so we were very excited for the season.

Lucy has been trying out all of the positions on the field this season, including catching! 

We celebrated May the 4th Day with our Storm troopers!

 

We attended many spring games with our lil slugger! So grateful that her home field is just down the street. :)

Ugg - we found our first tick of the year lodged into Leo's scalp. Those little buggers are everywhere!

Here is a pic of Lucy's team - these girls come up with the best cheers!

We spent Cinco de Mayo at a Bike Safety Rodeo with the boys.

 

There were a few drawings for bike giveaways and Roman was pretty disappointed that he did not get a new set of wheels! But it was a beautiful evening to be out on the playground. 

Finally - some good news from early May is that Roman got his highly anticipated approval to move up to Level 5 in swim. Hallelujah! He was been in Level 4 forever and was getting very crabby about the situation. Level 5, here we come!

Yay for May!

 

Life Lately - End of April Happenings

We wrapped up April with some journaling - love how Roman recaps his weekend with the cousins. 

We had leftover ham from Easter so of course I made some quiche with the extras. ;) You can't beat ham and asparagus. Yum!

We got ready for the spring consignment sale! I told the kids that, if they helped me sort/tag, they could get a share of the earnings. They were eager to assist.

Wow - there is so much to see; we love being able to attend the pre-sale. Roman was thrilled to find this electric guitar. Lucy rummaged through all kinds of puzzles.

Roman is such a good thrifter (I think it is genetic! Haha!). He quickly found all kinds of items and started a big old pile for Mom to approve.

I spotted this puzzle - I definitely remember this one from my childhood.

I took Ranger to the vet with a gnarly case of conjunctivitis. Ugh - turns out that giving dogs eye drops is just as tricky as giving them to kids. 

Roman is turning into quite the artist! He was among the children that were selected to have their artwork on display at the Eau Claire Schools Administration Building this spring.

The boys and I grabbed a car picnic from McDonalds after school and headed to the Admin building (Lucy had softball practice on this evening).

We found Roman's cave art inspired work!

Leo wanted his picture taken too.

The next stop that evening? A Sam Davey fun night at the Sports Center. 

This was the rest of the night ... blurry photos with sweaty kids.

Everyone had the best time. :)

Saturday mornings are for basketball practice. Roman participated in a Super Hoopers program at the YMCA and Leo tagged along/hung out in the bleachers.

What else ... Lucy and Harper made smoothies.

Leo hung out with his little buddy King.

This sweet guy wore his digger jammies in honor of Papa Mark's birthday.

The big kids wrapped up their year at Sunday school. I do think it is a bit hilarious how obsessed my children are with the story of the 10 plagues. Hah!

Leo had yet another COVID exposure. Uggggg!! We spent another series of days staying at home. Will this pandemic ever end!?! Grateful that Leo is happy and healthy but dang this is disruptive!

Roman continues to work on his cursive skills. Haha!

We spent our stay at home days working on puzzles. Love this one highlighting national parks.

I also got out the kinetic sand and quickly regretted my decision! Haha! What a mess!

Leo and I went to the Airport Neighborhood garage sales! It was a very cold and rainy/snowy day so not ideal for treasure hunting but we still had fun.

After a few years of delays due to COVID and my own excuses, I finally made an appointment and got myself in to the clinic for a mammo appointment.

We ended the month by attending a dinner theater event at the Eau Claire Childrens theater. We saw a performance of The Aristocats and of course everyone sported kitty ears!

We had pasta for dinner and enjoyed the show.

This kid loves spaghetti! It was a such a fun night with my kitty loving crew.

We stopped by the library and Roman selected some graphic novels on Greek gods. 

Leo is always excited to play with library toys and to find new reading material. We can't wait for the renovations to finish up downtown.

Lucy had a sleepover with a friend and they had crazy hair night. 

That's a wrap on April!