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May

I'm starting to think that May might just be my favorite month.  May brings lovely spring weather with green leaves on the trees.  I get pampered on Mothers' Day.  We get to celebrate two of our boys' birthdays and our anniversary.  It is a busy, fun month.  Following are a few pictures and videos from the month of May at the Mergenthaler house.

Ricky is playing baseball.  He loves to play, but honestly loves just about anything that involves going somewhere and doing something fun with friends.


 Warmer weather means ice cream cones and popsicles at our house.  Sean is so happy about that!

Sean also loves being outside.  He is very good at talking me and his big sisters into taking him out.  He'll bring us our shoes and sweaters and walk us to the door, asking "Side?  Side?"

 Somehow, we always end up visiting the MacBride Raptor Preserve Park in May.  I planned Andrew's preschool field trip this month, so we went to visit the injured hawks, owls, and eagles.  It was a rainy day, but let up just enough for us to get around and visit the birds.

 Andrew was so excited about turning four years old.  He is such a smart little boy!!!  The week before and after his birthday, all he could talk about was turning into a four year old and getting a Star Wars light saber and radio.  I  uploaded the video of us singing happy birthday to him.  It's a funny video because it shows what a planner he is and how bossy he can be sometimes.  He likes things "just so" and does not like other people to interfere.


Andrew did not want anybody helping him take the candles off the cake after he blew them out . . .

 
Ricky lost his second tooth a couple of days before his birthday.  He pulled it out in the morning before school.  As he was looking for his tooth treasure box, he accidentally dropped his little tooth in the toy box.  When you see the toy box, you will understand what a catastrophe that would be.

 We never did find that tooth.  Ricky wrote a letter to the tooth fairy asking her to use her magic powers to find the tooth.  He found a dollar under his pillow the next morning, so I guess she got the letter.

Ricky had a good birthday too.  He is such a happy, energetic boy, so you can imagine what he is like on his birthday . . .
 He loved his presents, but more especially, he loved being able to say, "I am seven years old!"

By the time we got to blowing out birthday candles that evening, he was a little worn out from all the excitement.

Emily participated in a school district wide track meet for 5th and 6th graders on Monday.  The events she competed in were the hoop shoot (like basketball without a back board), the agility course, and the three-legged race.  She tied for first place in the hoop shoot.  Sean and Andrew enjoyed sitting in the stands watching the events.

In the following video, Emily and her partner are the pair closest to the spectators.  Emily is wearing navy blue track pants.  It wasn't thier best time ever, but they were pretty speedy.


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Debbie said…
Happy Birthday! Looks like a busy month for you guys. tyler says hi
May 20, 2011 at 2:33 PM
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