Magical May

It is already June.  What happened to May?  In April I had started a couple of different blog posts for the month but we got busy with life.  May was a busy month full of fun filled activities and many sunshine filled trips to the park.  Tyler’s work has been super busy so he worked some overtime.  We were blessed with an amazing amount of warm weather in May so the kids & I packed up many picnics and explored some of the area parks.  A few of the days we had some fellow adventurers, Cousin Erin & Jackson and Jen & Lily.  The kids LOVE the park.  Josie can spend hours on the swing and Issac has begun to scare me on the climbing bars.  But May also brought us many celebrations and milestones.

 Both kids love going to the park.

On the 5^th Tyler & I celebrated our 5^th wedding anniversary with a trip to Lake Tyee on Mt Baker.  We left the kids at my Mom’s house in Ferndale for two nights.  Friday night was stormy; we arrived late, couldn’t find the key to the cabin & slept in our car.  We enjoyed a quiet moonlight walk and long conversations.  Saturday we awoke to sunshine, made a phone call & located the cabin key.  We enjoyed the peace and quiet of the mountain as we enjoyed chocolate covered cherry pancakes, turkey sausages and mimosas, some chicken Caesar salad and biscuits for lunch, and a long afternoon nap.  When we awoke from our nap we took a walk, a dip in the hot tub and barbequed up some steak and shrimp kabobs for dinner.  It was a peaceful trip.  Tyler & I soaked in the kid free quality time we needed.

For Mother’s Day I wanted to celebrate just us four. Every year we have spent Mother’s Day with our Mothers but I told Tyler I wanted to do it just us this year.  I awoke to a beautiful rose bush and cards on the table as Tyler made breakfast and packed us a picnic lunch.  We enjoyed a warm afternoon at the Zoo.  It was a perfect day & we saw some animals we had yet to see in our previous visits including the new African Warthogs and Malaysian Warty Pigs.  For dinner Tyler barbequed steaks and even did the dishes.

 Above is Josie at the zoo.

Bellow is Issac enjoying his 1st Slurpee, after a skinned knee.

The third weekend of the month Tyler worked on Saturday and we arranged a babysitter for Sunday.  We left the kids for a few hours and went to go shopping for everything needed for Issac’s Birthday party.  As it turned out, the 16inch Lightning McQueen Bike we PROMISED him was sold out at two different stores.  As Tyler saw the panic on my face, he got out his phone & started to call other locations and located the size & exact style Issac had pointed out to us.  We also went to purchase the flatware, goody bags and condiments.  Then we enjoyed lunch at Applebee’s before heading home. 

Memorial Day weekend we were blessed with AMAZING weather for a Lightning McQueen themed backyard BBQ with all our favorite friends and family members to celebrate Issac’s Third Birthday.  For once I was completely calm and prepared.  We had chosen just the right amount of guests, decorations, food and beverages.  Everyone had a great time and I’m almost finished a new blog post completely dedicated to Issac and his birthday.  On Sunday we went enjoyed the morning with Auntie Nicole and grandma Mel before they headed home.  Then we took a nice long family walk and had some quiet time at home.  Monday we went to the lake for a picnic and Tuesday we were back to our normal routine. 

 Above: Issac's Birthday Cake.

Bellow: Issac waiting for his party guests.

June is almost half way over and it has been busy too.  I hope to catch up on all my posts by the end of the month, planning on posting three this week.  To cut costs we canceled our cable and internet last Fall.  So I often write my posts in a Word Document and then copy & paste in to the blogger while using my Android’s wi-fi Hot Spot.  Wow what a crazy world we live in these days! Where did the rotary phone go? 

Sending Everyone Nothing But Hugs & Loves- The Sipress Family