May 31

This morning we took Riley to his final Parkettes class of the semester. It's amazing to me how many things he wouldn't even try at the start of the semester that he now rates among his "favorite" things to do during class at the end! His teacher, Coach Sylvia, was just the best!

Jonah got into the action during class also!

Getting his medal and certificate from Coach Sylvia

Ta da!

Riley was so proud of his medal he wore it around for days after he got it!

May 30

Happy Memorial Day!! We love visiting Aunt Pat's house in Bethlehem for the annual parade, and then walking up the street for the ceremony in the cemetery.

Where's that parade, Poppop?

Every holiday needs to start with large sunglasses and a doughnut, right?

Nanny and Jonah are ready!

Here it comes!

We love seeing the Bethlehem Mounted Police!

The ever-so-rare picture of Mommy with Jonah!

Snuggles with Aunt TT

All-American Boys!

That night we went to Nanny & Poppop's house for a picnic dinner.

Jonah really enjoyed his dessert!

May 29

Since Theresa got in late Friday night (like 230 am late) and we spent most of Saturday enjoying the wedding festivities, the boys were VERY eager to have some playtime with Aunt TT today!

We also headed to Aunt Nancy and Uncle Joe's house to enjoy a post-wedding picnic with the wedding couple before they left for their Disney World honeymoon... there were a few other little boys there and they found trouble pretty fast!

May 28

A very special day today... Johanna & John's wedding! Their wedding service was beautiful and very well planned out. It's obvious that a meaningful church service with a lot of music was very important to them.

Aunt Pat and Theresa after the church service

The proud parents of the bride - Aunt Nancy & Uncle Joe

The happy couple and their wedding party leaving the church

Our yummy favors!

Abe and the beautiful bride

Abe and I :)

For ages before the wedding Abe kept telling Aunt Nancy that he wanted to be the drunk guy at Table 13... they decided not to go with table numbers, but name each table after a food that they enjoyed. Lucky for us they like "Drunken Noodles"!

Theresa and Maria

May 24

What do you think these two are scheming? :)

May 23

Today we helped celebrate the birthday of one of Riley's good buddies, Nash. It was kind of funny to realize that other kids could also be three, just like he is! (Nash's mom, Christina, is our very talented photographer who has been taking our family photos.) Christina hosted a great birthday playdate for Nash at their house.

Jonah tooling around to check things out:

Riley checking out Nash's cool birthday present - a remote control dinosaur!

Everyone loves cupcakes...

Especially the birthday boy!

May 21

Good weather today, so many more outside projects! Abe mowed the grass and started moving his topsoil delivery over to the garden. Our house came with a hot tub that's just off of our patio, but we hadn't used it yet because it was pretty funky inside. I spent most of Jonah's nap today scrubbing it out so we can have it serviced and hopefully start using it soon! Here are a few before and afters:

May 20

I'm not going to lie, I really like food. But my heart skips a beat when I see the signs go up around Bethlehem about the St. Nicholas church Greek Food Festival! It happens twice a year, and the food is always delicous. I love trying new Greek foods (and desserts). This year I was a little nervous about what the boys were going to eat - Riley's a pretty picky eater. But the meatballs were a hit with both of them!

May 19

It happened again... no pictures!Twice in 5 months isn't bad, right? :)

Just a regular day for us... this morning we met up with our friend Meg and her kids Gwen & Cole for bagels and then headed to the gym. After naps we did a little more yardwork and went out for a quick dinner.

May 17

I love Riley's Parkettes class because they offer such a great mix of activities - class is never the same two weeks in a row. Today Coach Sylvia brought out the bubbles, which is always a hit!

Riley has the funniest expression in this picture only because he just popped a bubble right in front of his face!

Tonight I traveled to West Chester for a nursing school graduation. I first met my friend Krista at Ursinus about 15 years ago. A few years back she decided on a career change and started nursing school. I won't go into detail, but a few months ago her family life was turned completely upside down - Krista has had to show an extraordinary amount of strength at a moment's notice while continuing in school and caring for her daughter, Grace. I am SO proud of Krista and excited for her future! 

Krista and I and our other UC friends Kim & Denise, with Grace.

May 16

Lots of yardwork going on here recently! We got a huge mulch delivery a few weeks ago, so now our flower beds are starting to look much nicer. Abe has also been working on his new garden; installing posts and a fence over the weekend. Can't wait to eat all the veggies he grows this summer! Here's the work in progress:

May 15

Typical Sunday for us... Sunday School and church in the morning, then naps and some work around the house. Today Abe mowed the lawn for a little bit when we got a patch of sunshine, and the boys and I played inside.

Jonah has a strict "No Snack Left Behind" policy...

I think every mailman should deliver mail on a bumper car, don't you?