May Happenings

We've been enjoying Spring (even though we go from 50* to 80* depending on the day).  Ted and Eliot put together a nice garden for me for mother's day which we planted cucumbers, pumpkins, tomatoes... and I think some lettuce and melons too.  We'll see what grows.  I've been trying to turn my brown thumb green (with a little help from Eliot).

What else have we done? Well, Eliot decided our windows needed washing so I fashioned something to help him with that:

We've done some scooter and bike riding in the driveway:

We've gotten out to take some photos (Woohoo!):

We had an impromptu photo session before school one day:

AND.... Last, but not least Eliot's school rented out space at the YMCA for "Not a Box Day".  There is story called "Not A Box" where the little boy plays with an empty "box" and his Dad always asks him what he is doing with the box and the little boy always says "It's NOT a box, it's  A.... (rocket ship, dog house, etc.).  So, for Not a Box Day, Eliot, Ted and I worked collaboratively on this masterpiece:

 

And a few others I wanted to include: