Instagram a Day in May

Remember back in January when I partcipated in Instagram a Day. Well, I tried in Feb & March & also in April, but I didn't complete those. Matter of fact, I didn't even come close to completing those months. But May was a success! I posted a picture for everyday of the month. (Notice I didn't say that I posted a picture everyday, but that I said I posted one FOR everyday. Some days I forgot & had to play catch up by posting 2 or 3 pictures in one day. But it still counts!) And so here you go, here are all my Instagram a Day in May pictures...

Day 1: Peace...this is how I feel in my home.

Day2: Skyline...Sienna skyline

Day 3: Something I wore today...sunglasses (btw, Alex took this picture)

Day 4: Fun...Me, my mom & sisters being silly & having fun!

Day 5: birds...grilled birds

Day 6: Me!

Day 7: Someone that inspires you...This little girl inspires me to be the best mom that I can be for her!

Day 8: A smell you adore...I love the smell of Gain laundry detergent.

Day 9: something I do everyday

Day 10: a favorite word... sale! And clearance is an even better word!

Day 11: this is my kitchen

Day 12: something that makes you happy... a clean house makes me happy

Day 13: mom... I'm the mom to this sweet little boy!

Day 14: Grass... grass on the Sienna golf course

Day 15: Love... I love love love these 2 kids!

Day 16: what I'm reading

Day 17: something I made... Addy's headboard

Day 18: snack

Day 19: my favorite place... Kailua beach, Oahu. I plan on going back soon!

Day 20: something I can't live without... air conditioning

Day 21: where you stand (ok, ok, I skipped this one... I don't know where I stand, lol)

Day 22: pink... a pretty pink petunia growing in my backyard

Day 23: technology... makes doctors appointments much much easier!

Day 24: something new...I got this cup from Addy's teacher.

Day 25: unusual... Addy taking a nap is very unusual.

Day 26: 12 oclock... Getting a car wash at noon

Day 27: something sweet...the best ice cream in the world

Day 28: the weather today... It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!

Day 29: Numbers... I needed a workout like this today! Go me!

Day 30: my personality... I think this represents my personality pretty well... I'm sunny & bright & happy that it's summer!

Day 31: something beautiful... My beautiful girl on her last day of Kindergarten.

And there you have them!
We're 7 days into June & so far I've been doing good on the Instagram a Day for June.
And once again, if you don't have Instagram, you really should get it.

Saturday in Southeast Texas

This past Saturday, I took the kids to Mom & Dad's house to celebrate my nephew Clark's & my dad's birthdays. All 3 of my sisters & all their kids were there. I had such a great time visiting with all my family & the kids had a lot of fun playing with their cousins! It's times like these that make me miss living in the Golden Triangle.

cousins

Clark, Alex & Chloe playing together

Hannah took Alex outside & pushed him on the tire swing.

He had a BLAST!

My niece Hannah is such a sweet & beautiful girl!

Addy didn't want to swing, but she did pull Alex around.

Mr. Cool (did you notice how dirty his shirt is!!! It's cupcake icing.)

Addy & Gilbert the stuffed cat

2 sticks & 2 metal buckets make a perfect drum set

When we left my parents' house, we went to see Nick's parents. 

 Addy played soccer in their backyard

while Alex did this!

This boy loves to get dirty!

Saturday evening, Kelci, Jeff, Roger (an old family friend) & I went to dinner & bowling. I haven't bowled in forever but somehow I seemed to have improved my bowling skills! It was definitley a fun night!

Kelci made fun of me for wearing shorts to bowl in, but I think this is a pretty sweet look! What do you think?

I was winning at one point (frame 3 only, lol) but ended up coming in 3rd (out of 4 people) with a whopping 99. At least I beat Roger!

Sunday morning, the kids & I got up & it was back to Houston for us. But I'm sure it won't be long before we head back to Southeast Texas to visit everyone again!

End of Year Activities...

Tuesday, May 22nd was Addy's end of year awards ceremony at school.

When we got to her class, she was not acting like herself. She did not want to participate & started crying & saying "Mommy." She ran over to me, crawled in my lap & said "Go home." So we did. As soon as we got home, she laid down on the couch & fell asleep. She woke up with a fever & missed the next 2 days of school.

She missed getting her award but her teacher sent it home with her on Friday.

Friday, May 25th was Field Day at Addy's school.

She was so excited when she saw everything set up. She said "Let's go to the amusement park!"

Waiting with her class for the festivities to begin

She loved the bouncy houses.

The Duck Walk... aka running around in flippers

Hill run

Fishing for Nemo

One hot & tired girl who was ready to call it a day!

May 31st was Addy's last day of school.

 As most of you probably already know, Nick & I have decided to retain Addy in Kindergarten next year. Even though this year was great, we are hoping an extra year in Kinder will give her a little more time to mature & develop her social skills. She has come so far & I can't wait to see what next year has in store for her! 

May Date Night

For the month of May, Nick & I  were supposed to go to an Astros game, but Nick doesn't really like baseball & more importantly, IT IS HOT OUTSIDE! So instead we decided to have another dinner & a movie date night.

We went to Lopez, our favorite Mexican restaurant in the Sugar Land area.

This is what I ordered.

Our self portrait

And then we went to see The Avengers. I really DID NOT want to see The Avengers but Nick talked me into it and I was pleasantly surprised! It was really really good!

This was a ride at the theater. I was just a little bit too big for it!