Behind the Scenes: May, 2014

Phew, May was a busy, busy month.  I had my Larry Bird-thay turning 33 at the beginning of the month.  Kinda scary.  The weather allowed us to get outdoors more days than not.  The post-partum fog is clearing, which allows me to function like a (mostly) normal human being again.  I love spring!

Here's what we've been up to:

We got Madeline her first big-girl bike at a town sale.  She insists on riding it side-saddle, but I don't think that's how bikes work, Maddie Bear...

We explored nature with Mimi...

We (okay, I) took a lot of selfies...

We read a lot of Roald Dahl.  Madeline is simultaneously bewildered and bewitched with his Vile Verses.  

We had picnics at Minute Man State Park...

We celebrated birthdays and Mother's Day with family...

 We visited many playgrounds...

 Some were scarier than others.

 We traveled to Western Massachusetts where we climbed tall towers...

Some of us only made it to the first level...(where we took yet another selfie.)

And where we bed and breakfasted with Aunt Carol and Uncle Kevin.

We hugged a lot of trees...

We practiced standing up!  

We visited Newburyport...

And shared toys...

We tried bananas and apples...

We planted flowers...

We asked to have our picture taken in front of religious garden statues...

We visited the old Benson's Animal Kingdom where you used to be able to ride elephants... 

And Madeline started writing her name (sorta) without me...(She spells it MADL)  

Goodbye, May.  You were swell.  Time to bring on summer!