May Madness

We are literally filling every waking hour with class parties, awards, sports, and end of year fun/stress. Here is a quick snapshot of all our events.

We started last weekend with our annual participation in the Brookhaven Bolt. Maggie and Tuttle both ran the 5K while Daddy and I pushed Jacob in the stroller. Both kids ran and finished with impressive times, including Maggie beating Tuttle by about two minutes with a time of 39:24!

Tuttle kept the energy going on the field for his final soccer game of the season. He made his best play with an attempted goal shot that was recovered by a teammate for a score! 

We left from the soccer game to meet Aunt Peach, Uncle Drew, and the girls at the Renaissance Festival. Gram purchased tickets for Tuttle's birthday. I knew he would love it since he enjoyed Medieval Times so much. When we left I asked Tuttle on a scale of 1-10, what would he rate the experience. He asked if he could go above 10. His favorite part was the heckler that made fun of customers as they threw tomatoes at him!

Sunday Maggie and I had a fun girls outing to celebrate my cousin, Emily, at her surprise 40th birthday party.

Monday I celebrated Tuttle at his awards ceremony. Our hardworking boy received the Flying Eagle Award (all A's) and the Accelerated Reader Award (top AR points in 2nd grade). Tuttle always amazes me with his achievements. We are so proud.

Daddy and I attended a kitchen renovation selection meeting later that morning to choose counters, cabinets, hardware, etc. It was a fun but mind boggling experience. The kitchen reno starts in early July!

Tuesday was a total whirlwind starting with Maggie's award ceremony. The sweet kindergarten classes began with a few songs to celebrate the year, including one song totally in German. I cannot believe the year is already over. I literally just blinked!

The rest of Maggie's day included a bouncy slide, a petting zoo, pony rides, and a Kona Ice truck. I left from the elementary school to head to Jacob's school for his end of year party that I organized. The babies all seemed to love the summery spread, especially the sunbathing bear pudding cups!

Jacob has grown into a little boy this year at OPP. Where did my baby go?

The fun continued yesterday with class parties at Ashford Park. The kindergarten classes signed pillowcases and ate a fun snack while the 2nd grade classes took over the gym with bounce houses, a pizza party, a cotton candy machine, and music. Jacob ran right in and did not look back. All of Tuttle's friends looked after him as he dove into the action.

After school while Tuttle attended a developmental soccer clinic and Jacob stayed with a babysitter, Maggie and I went to her gymnastics showcase. She has matured as a gymnast so much this year. She was eager to show off on the floor, bars, beam, and vault. She proudly wore her medal to school today to show her friends. Gymnastics will really pick up in June with the start of pre-team. 

And because we were not busy enough, our renovation started yesterday with the electrical work. Luckily I remembered to take a ton of "before" pictures on Tuesday right after the maids left because our house will look a lot like this picture for the unforeseeable future!

Tuttle and Maggie are at school for their last day now, and we are all looking forward to lazy mornings and summer fun starting TOMORROW!