Crazy busy Month of May

So the month of May was a busy one and so I didn't get any posting done so I thought I would just do a quick recap of the month's events.

First of all I had an awesome Mother's Day. My kids and Dave were so cute that morning when they came in bringing me breakfast in bed with a choice of just about everything. It was great and so fun to see how excited the kids were about it being Mother's Day. They truly made me feel special and truly lucky to be their mom. The day before we went as a family and did the Race for the Cure in support of my wonderful mom. It is always so much fun and heartwarming at the same time to see all of those people that have been affected by the horrible disease. I look up to my mom and what a strong woman she has been with all she has been through. Thanks mom for being such a great inspiration.

Then on May 16th we had a very busy day for Kaya. It started off with her 2nd piano recital where she played Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. She had yet another awesome performance without any mistakes. I am so proud at how well she does. Here is a picture of all the cute kids who performed that day. Her Grandma Newman and Aunt Beth are awesome teachers.

Look at her great piano playing posture.


Right after her recital she had a mini gymnastics competion. So we raced over to her studio where she competed against 9 other girls doing connected cartwheels. roundoffs, front & back walkovers, and one handed cartwheels. She ended up taking 3rd place in her group. Way to go Kaya we are so proud of you!!!

Memorial weekend was also full of fun for the kids. We were able to go up to Heber and take the kids to ride Thomas the Train. They loved it. Here they had their picture taken with Sir Topham Hat. Cole wasn't so sure of this giant headed man. But he did okay.

Here the kids are with one of the conductors on the train. They were all so super friendly. Again Cole is trying to figure out why he keeps having to get his picture taken with these strange men.

And of course you have to get the picture in front of Thomas. It was a fun day.

And last but not least I had to throw in this cute picture of my messy eater Cole Bear. He has grown up so much this month that it is almost making me sad because I am seeing all of his babyness fade. He has decided that he can really talk this month and has become my little mockingbird. He will repeat just about anything now. It's always so crazy to me when my babys start really talking and speaking in little sentences. It is so cute though and so much fun to see how fast they learn.

It has been a good month.