May 2012 Round-Up

 

This month:

- Jamie started Couch to 5k.  Again.

- Clara and Anna had their first manicure and pedicure at the mall.

- We had Jen and Riley over for lunch.

- Jamie took the trio to the Jim Gill concert at the public school.  It was hot.

- Jamie attended her first book club meeting.  This month they are reading “Bloom.”

- Mike applied for the CUB program.

- We had Lori and her girls over for cupcakes and belated birthday gifts.

- Jamie and Mike attended Nicole and Matt’s wedding reception in Rockford.  Katie babysat for the trio.  There were free margaritas for Cinco de Mayo.

- Bo had his first t-ball game.  Along with five others throughout the month.

- Jamie attended a Mother’s Brunch at Brandy’s with a few of her Multiple Mischief friends.

- Sunday pizza and a movie was enjoyed by all.  The kiddos watched Puss in Boots, Hop, and Winnie the Pooh this month.   Mike and Jamie watched J. Edgar, Larry Crowne, and I Don’t Know How She Does It.

- Jamie read “Fifty Shades of Grey” and “Bloom” as well as a few other books – but Fifty Shades was the most notable.

- Mike and Jamie started watching Downton Abbey.

- We shopped at Target, HyVee, and at the mall.  The girls got new dresses for the 4th of July.  Jamie attempted to be trendy with a new belt.  Mike got a new belt for his smaller waist-size.

- Jamie made dinner for a friend who recently had twins.  Pulled pork sandwiches, baked mac-n-cheese, green beans, banana bread, and the infamous French silk pie.

- Jamie and the trio spent many mornings on the bike as riding the kiddos to and from school and Mary’s was a regular occurrence with the nice weather outside.

- Clara and Anna attended their last ever Lapsit in Utica.  Hard to believe they will be in preschool next year.

- We ate at the Olive Garden in Peru twice.  The first time was during lunch rush and it was hectic as Mike had to get back to work for a conference call.  The second time, we ran into our neighbors, The Riva’s, and ended up having dinner with them.  Five kids made the meal interesting!

- Enjoyed lunch out at Canal Port on a Saturday and our tradition of Thursday lunches out – Olive Garden, Arby’s, and a picnic at Baker Lake with food from Culvers.   I’ll miss those Thursday lunches.

- Bo marched in his first parade for Opening Day t-ball.

- For Mother’s Day, we all loaded in the car and went park exploring.  We went to a park we’d never been to in Peru and then found a secluded park in Ottawa to take the trio to.

- Jamie’s Mother’s Day gift was two books on food photography.

- We had the Dzik’s and Kilmartin’s over for dinner on a Saturday night.  The kids played well and we all had time to chat.

- Jamie escorted Bo on his last field trip of the year – a nature walk at Mattheissen State Park.

- Jamie invited a bunch of fellow mama’s out for Mexican and bowling.  It was enjoyable, even if Jamie did lose at bowling by a landslide!

- We played at Memorial Park a few times.  Once with the Dzik’s, Kilmartins, and Moribitos and once after Bo’s preschool program.

- Clara and Anna spent their last morning at Mary’s.

- Mike took the kids to St. Charles for the weekend and they participated in a walk and had their faces painted while Jamie went to Olney for Mandy’s shower.

- Mike and the kids celebrated Grandpa Anderson’s 87th birthday with a picnic with his family.

- Bo celebrated his half birthday – 4 1/2!

- Bo attended his last day of preschool for the year and participated in an adorable hoedown.

- We had a relaxing, lazy day watching TV and eating in the living room to celebrate the beginning of summer.

- We bought a new mattress for the guest room and Anna and Clara switched to new twin beds with pink and green owl sheets and comforters.

- Mike took off the Wednesday after school was out and we spent the day at Brookfield Zoo.  It was Clara and Anna’s first time there.

- Grammie spent the last week of the month with us.

- Jamie started “intensive” potty-training with the girls – meaning that whenever we are home they are in underwear.  Ack.

- Jamie tried several new recipes – favorites were oven tacos and banana cake from Laura.

- We played outside with Play-Doh at Laura’s house.

- Bo and Anna scored a trip to the ER for extremely swollen bug bites – Bo’s ear and Anna’s eye.

- Two of Mike’s colleagues came over and helped us move furniture and stayed for dinner.

- Mike and I took the kiddos to pick strawberries for the first time.

- Abby started watching the kiddos so I can still get a few work hours.  However, her first day was a long one as I took my mom home while she was here.  She was a bit frustrated by the amount of excrement that comes from my children!

- Jamie drove to Olney three times – first for Mandy’s shower and then to pick up and return Grammie.  Mandy is due very soon and it was good to spend a little extra time with her – including pedicures and a long lunch.