MIDDLES

My middle two had birthdays last week. Girlfriend turned 5 while Mr. Mischievous turned 6. SHE is smart, sassy, and silly. Loves pink, girly things and her sister. My little shadow. HE is curious, goofy, and playful. Loves ninja turtles, dinosaurs, and superheroes. Love his dimples. Both are a handful and like to press each others buttons - yet they generally remain the best of buds. My little hazel-eyed hooligans.

SCHOOL'S OUT

Got some birthdays to blog about, but a quick shout out to my oldest three for finishing another year of school. Can't believe it's summer already. 10 weeks until they go back (plus one little) - not that I'm counting or anything...
Look how much they've grown - CRAZY.

WAY LATE EASTER

Fail on posting earlier about Easter. I have too many photos to NOT share, so here we are. Easter. Back in mid-April. We did a bunch of Eastery things. Like egg hunts. And dying eggs. And Easter baskets. As far as I can recall, it was great. Minus some awful gluten free baking experiences. But that's in the past now...

DESERT LOVING

I generally take any opportunity to get out and explore with my littles - even if it's to places we've already visited before. Like the Desert Botanical Garden. The second Tuesday of every month is free admission, so the DBG is an obvious choice in outings. And this month did not disappoint; April is when everything is in full bloom. To our surprise, the DBG currently has a walk-through butterfly pavilion where you can get up close with several different species of butterfly. But my favorite part of the trip had to be when we ran into dear friends toward the end of our visit. Great minds think alike.