May, the busiest month so far

With all the school activities and extra-ciricular things going on, May has become our busiest month of the year.  The school year is finishing up as well as Daisys so there are lots of things to plan and events to attend.  So let's just jump right into it!  

my little goofballs

I finally used my sewing machine all by myself! Huge accomplishment!!

I sewed on 5 of those petals!! 

ready to attend her first field day

 On Friday the 6th, Walker had surgery at UNC to have his adenoids removed.  His doctor decided that this would be a good procedure to have done to hopefully alleviate a lot of his sinus issues as well as his ear infections.  We checked into the outpatient surgery center around 8:45 and by 9:00 he was back in pre-op.  It didn't take long before the anesthesiologist was ready to take him back.  Because he is so young that allowed me to scrub up and go back to help keep him calm before he went under.  I'm pretty sure that I will be the one who is forever scared from this experience.  Walker was happy-go-lucky all the way until 4 nurses tried to hold him down.  At that point he started screaming and crying and I was just trying my best to hold back my tears, talk calmly to him, and rub his head.  The gas quickly went into effect and he fell asleep.  At that point I left the operating room in tears while my sweet boy lay sleeping on the table.  Seriously, one of the hardest things that I've had to go through.  Thinking about it now still causes me to shed a few tears.  The surgery didn't take long and soon enough the nurses came for me in the waiting room because he was waking up and crying hysterically.  It took a couple of minutes for him to realize that I was holding him and then he fell back to sleep.  Because he had refused to drink any juice or have a Popsicle's we had to stay in post-op longer than expected.  Finally we were allowed to leave and two Popsicles later had him back to normal.  Well.....kinda normal.  He wouldn't eat or drink much over the next several days which caused him to become dehydrated and develop a high fever.  After a whole lot Popsicles he was fully back to normal about 5 days post-op.    

pre-op and he has no clue what's coming

napping in post-op

car ride home from the hospital with is first Popsicle

back home helping me make a Mother's Day cake

 Michael and Rach arrived the next morning to spend Mother's Day weekend with us.  They even made it in time for Savannah's soccer game.  It was interesting having Michael on the spectating side after all those years we spent watching his many games.

cheering section

Sunday morning I woke up my very own throne for Mother's Day.  Savannah had been planning special surprises for weeks.  This day really is more about the kiddos than it is about me.  I love seeing all the presents that they have made and of course I let Walker open all my gifts.  For lunch we once again went to the Country Club.

my throne

after lunch water balloon launching

 Here's a rundown of the next couple of weeks:

a mid run stop at the neigborhood park

his prize for achieving 25 stickers on his potty chart

he had a difficult time trainsitoning off of his popsicle diet

S making her own dinner

I started taking tennis lessons and I'm pretty sure S could totally whip me in a match

taking advantage of every opportunity to climb a tree

the pool opened for the weekends in May so of course we went the first chance we got

back on his summer diet

S perfecting her selfie face

lawn boys back on duty

so excited about his 50th sticker prize from the potty chart

My big boy on his last day of school at Resurrection

S with her first prize from her treasure box for sleeping all night in a room other than ours

lunchtime picnic inside

 The kindergarten class at STM puts on a musical every year and this years title was Once Upon a Lilly Pad.  Savannah had been practicing her lines and the songs for weeks.  Even Walker knew most of the words for the title song. She was a beautiful little egret and the entire class did an amazing job!

all the egrets

with Grace, one of the frogs

 On the 20th Michael and Rach came one last time to visit before they drove off to Colorado.  I knew this day would come eventually but I really wasn't ready for it now.  We have been so very lucky to have had Michael close by for the past 4+ years.  He has been here for most holidays and birthdays and every little event in between.  He's babysat, filled in for school Dad's day, and just been an all-around fun uncle.  And now he's off to start a new position in a new state, and to start his own family with Rach.  I can't even say how much we will miss them both.  How will I manage with only seeing them and there sweet babies once a year and on FaceTime?!??!!!  

Walker's last day in the Mouse class

Twister fun

KA after their last Mass that they led

So happy that Grams is arriving at the end of the month for our annual Memorial Day trip to the beach.  After all the business of this month, I need a break to just sit on the beach and listen to waves.  Plus having Grams around to help with the kiddos is always a plus.