Cinco de Mayo

 We had a couple friends over for Cinco de Mayo (well it was on the 4th actually so I guess it was cuatro de mayo) and had to get a pinata. Kids loved it. Ben wanted to know if we could get one again today because he was in a "birthday party mood". I'm going to try that with gifts and see if it works. "Kevin, can you go buy me lots of presents, I'm in a birthday party mood." You think it'll work? 

Sleeping

 I still can't resist taking pictures of them sleeping, they are so angelic when they are asleep...and then they wake up;) 

Chatting with Lauren

Great video of Miss Lauren, but my favorite part is Ben saying over and over in the background that he has a boyfriend;) 

Chatting with Ben

The other day I was thinking about how fast my kids are growing up and I just wanted to document their cute little voices. 

New Boat!

 Yesterday we got to spend some time on the new boat. It is pretty fabulous! This seat is the kids favorite, mine too! 

 Loving this amazing May sun- it was in the mid 80's- crazy! 

 Ben loves the new boat the most I think! He did not want to leave yesterday. 

 Ben drove the dinghy all around the marina and felt very grown up. He took it so seriously, hardly smiled at all but was in heaven. I could see it in his face. I took so many pictures because I just loved how serious he was. 

 He was very annoyed if Nana tried to touch the motor- he had to be the one steering! 

 Lauren was so nervous with Ben driving and thought he was going way too fast. 

 If you enlarge this picture you can see all the kite surfers- they were all over and so colorful. My dinky little camera didn't capture it well at all, but it was quite a sight!

 Finally- a smile! 

 Lauren loving all the space in the new boat!

 It's huge!

 Our little sunbather...lathered in sunscreen of course. 

 View from the top, the new slip has a beautiful view! 

Playing on the dock! 

Looking forward to lots of fun times on the boat this summer! 

Randoms

 Ben had to wear this sign around the other night so everyone would know he was 4. It was cracking me up because he was so proud of this idea and thought he was genius for coming up with it. He wanted to wear it to preschool the next day... 

 These two switch outfits every single time they play! 

 The kids have been having "art class" with dad. Though Lauren gets mad super fast if she doesn't get her drawing just right and art class sometimes ends in tears. 

 the toothless wonder!

We had fun looking through baby pics the other night. It seems like everyone we know is having a baby so we have had a lot of curiosity surrounding babies around here. Fun to remince. I just can't believe my babies are almost 5 & 7!

Orca "research"

 Lauren asked if she could do some orca research the other day. We got out all her orca books and told her to get started. She spent 45 minutes doing this all on her own- for anyone who knows her well, that in itself is amazing! This girl sure does love her orcas! 

Picnic Point

Ben's class went to Picnic Point for a field trip today. We lucked out and had amazing weather. We also saw so many sea creatures, the kids had the best time and actually, so did all the adults. I've been on a lot of field trips and this one was definitely one of the best!!

Bye bye top tooth

Lauren has been dying to lose her top tooth- it's been loose since January! It finally fell out (or rather the school nurse pulled it out) at school yesterday. Kevin was in her class teaching art so he got to be there for the excitement! Funny thing is- I lost my top tooth in 1st grade when my dad was there having lunch with me.

She was so excited this morning with her note and $2!

Spring Break Fun

We stayed home during spring break but still had lots of fun. Lauren had a new friend over from school, one of her many "bff's" (yes, they even have necklaces). 

We took Sadie to get pedicures with us, it was her first time and she LOVED it. 

 The girls were so cute together. 

After pedi's Sadie had a sleepover. 

The next day we were off to the zoo. None of us were in great moods, I wouldn't say it was the most fun we've ever had at the zoo but there were some fun moments here and there. 

 Hadley had a sleepover and helped us babysit Jodie. Not sure who had more fun, Jodie or Hadley. 

 It cracks me up that Ben sits and plays with the baby toys just like Jodie. They are really cute together. 

The sun came out for an hour and we jumped on the chance to get out of the house and go to the park! 

Dug in the compost bin for bugs. Found a few, it was really exciting. 

We ended spring break with a trip to Bellingham. We went to the farmer's market on Saturday- love their farmer's market, always a fun place to hang out. 

We watched the same "circus" street performers that we saw last year. They call themselves "Strangely Jeremiah" and it is fitting...

They are quite entertaining and the kids got a kick out the show. We all had some good laughs actually. 

 And of course, when we got back to the house Lauren and Ben had to recreate the show! 

We saved the best for last and ended our trip today with a nice visit with sweet baby Lily. Our family is completely in love with her. The kids were smitten and it was darling to watch. 

 They just sat and stared at her and commented on all her little faces, noises, and movements for an hour or so. It was the sweetest thing ever.

A great end to a great week. 

It was fun to stay up late, have friends over, and not be on a schedule...but

 this mama is happy that school starts tomorrow!!!!!