This slideshow is so random that I apologize it even exists. I am in the midst of a camera dump leading up to Megan's 5th birthday party this weekend and a pretty big birthday surprise we have in store for her next week (details below).
I don't know where May went, but at least we got some pictures to prove it happened. We spent lots of time outside enjoying the sometimes-hot-before-it-gets-really-cold-again weather patterns. Kyle and I had an amazing kid-free trip to the Dominican Republic. I didn't attach too many pictures as a) you all would hate me and b) the memories of life in the tropics without children are too painful. It was insanely hot, the beach was gorgeous, the drinks were plentiful...and I did mention that the kids weren't there?
Hannah moved out of her crib shortly after we returned. Preparing for a battle, I reluctantly asked her one night if she wanted to sleep in her big girl bed. She enthusiastically agreed and we found her there sound asleep less than an hour later. She hasn't looked back since. Who in the world thought that would be so easy? Not Mommy. For about a week, she would call for me when she woke up just like in her crib, but it only took a few days before she figured out that there was nothing holding her back from escaping. She is fairly good about staying there at bedtime (though we've had a few escapes), but she now wanders into our room every morning to cuddle for a while before we get dressed for the day. All in all it's been a positive move. Her crib is now in pieces in the garage, and Mom is totally okay with that. She's taken a real interest in this potty business everyone keeps talking about, and we are planning on beginning the official training period in July.
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to fit in a quick trip to meet my new nephew, Oliver, who arrived on April 18. In my totally unbiased opinion, he is one of the sweetest babies ever to be born. He just made his first trip to Michigan this week, so we got even more cuddle time for a couple of days. He is already starting to get bigger way too quickly. I've encouraged Mom & Dad to keep a sharp eye on that.
Megan officially graduated from preschool at the end of May. This means...well, nothing, but her school had a very cute little ceremony with caps and gowns to boot. It was highly adorable. She also had her dance recital the first weekend in June. Similar to last year, she was awesome during the dress rehearsal and super proud to show us her moves (see youtube link attached - Megan is the second one in from the right - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQFyDZwEu18&feature=g-upl). Unlike last year, she followed through on the actual recital bit and did a fantastic job performing during the show. We were very, very proud of her! She worked so hard during her routine to try to follow what the teacher was doing and do all of her steps just right. She was one cute little tap-dancer! We rewarded (or bribed, whatever you want to call it) her with a trip to Build-a-Bear after the show, where she proceeded to make the most flamboyant Hello Kitty reincarnate on the planet. Whatever it takes to keep our dancer happy, I guess. We had been pushing sports on her for the fall - I'd personally like to see another go at soccer, though we gave her a choice of t-ball or basketball, which she's recently taken a liking to. The girl has all the athleticism in the world but her choice thus far is to extend her dance classes to be year-round. She does seem to love it, so if this is what she's still thinking later this summer, that's what'll happen.
She's elected to have a Little Mermaid birthday party, coming up this weekend. Because of a big birthday trip in the works, we weren't going to do a "friends" birthday party this year, but Mom-guilt got the better of me when I realized that this was her last year with her Appletree buddies before they all go off to their respective kindergartens, so we're having just a few friends over Saturday afternoon for a low budget splash party. On Thursday of next week, we leave for... DISNEY WORLD! The birthday girl is not aware of these plans as of yet, but we plan to let her know on Saturday. Girlfriend is going to FLIP! We'll be there Thursday-Monday. She has breakfast with the princesses scheduled for Saturday morning (her actual birthday) and a little spa appointment at the Bippidi Boppidi Boutique Friday afternoon. I am working hard at building up all of the extra patience and sanity I can muster, as I'm sure three days at the happiest place on Earth is going to suck the life right out of us. Hopefully we'll have some happy little girls because of it, though. Grandma Purdy has graciously agreed to travel with us to help wrangle Hannah (for the safety of all involved, Hannah's afternoon nap is mandatory), which will be an enormous help. I'm sure there will be plenty of pictures to share.
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