Beginning of May

What a wonderful time of year. It is beautiful outside today! I can handle and enjoy almost any kind of springtime weather.....except the wind. Yesterday was hurricane winds all day....miserable. Today however...it is so pretty!

We have been very busy. It seems once May hits then all the end of year activities begin and life just gets hectic. I will take it though. I hate being bored and stuck at home all the time.

Here is a bit of journaling for the pictures below:

Kayler was invited to be on the VIP AYSO soccer team. It is going OK. He has a “buddy” that chases and follows him around. It is so the parents get a break and can just enjoy watching. We have had to step in a few times...but for the most part it is so cute. I am SO grateful for programs like this. It is so nice to go to soccer and let him enjoy a sport and not feel a moment of judgment from other parents/spectators because their kids are similar in behavior...and they know exactly how we feel!

We are glad to have G.J.'s parents back in town. We went up a couple weekends ago to check on things for them before they came home. My kids had never been to the monument by the ranch dedicated to their Great Great Grandpa Searle who had been struck by lightning while riding his horse. They were pretty impressed.

Kayler LOVES Hallie, and most of the time she is so cute with him. He sat and watched her practice piano the other day. It was so cute. Speaking of piano...her recital is this week....and I will admit I am more than ready for it to be over! It is hard to beg her to practice and get her to lessons every week.

My animal loving daughter insists she is an “animal whisperer” and I am starting to believe her! There are a few neighborhood animals that roam....and often we will find them outside her window or on our front porch waiting for attention from her. The cat is Sophie the cat. The horny toad is something Grandpa George found for her at the ranch. It lays on her chest while she plays her laptop....oh dear!

Kayler had a nice birthday. He doesn't particularly enjoy his birthday. It is hard for him-and I try so hard not to let my heart get broken about it. I try so hard to get him excited and involve him in the planning and offer him options for things to do for his class at school, with friends, and family. It was a little bit of a rough day. The wind was blowing and his allergies picked up. He did love taking treats to school. The kids in his class are SO sweet and kind to him...which is beyond a blessing.

After school I debated whether or not to call some of his buddies for a small party at the park...but he threw a fit when I mentioned it. Oh well...maybe next year. We had our usual family party in which he was spoiled rotten and had a nice time!

As for our house....still going slowly but surely. I am grateful things have been going as well as they have...and hope they continue. I can wait to share some more pictures!