The very merry month of May

Well, I have been putting this off because May was just so, busy, no that's not the word I was looking for, it was wet, that's as good a word as any. My town experienced a tornado, earthquake, hail storms, and a possible wild animal outbreak in one day. When we do something in Oklahoma we do it well!

In any event, here's what happened per my perspective.

May the 4th be with you - yes Eskimo Sno gives a Star Wars flavored snocone away on May 4th. Yes we had to have ours!!!

In order to get him ready for Cub Scout camp & just because she needs them, the kids took semi-private swim lessons. It paid off because he was able to pass his swimming tests at camp and she has more confidence in the water. I couldn't be happier!

 May 6th brought a little EF1 tornado to my side of town. It caused my fence to lean, a leak in my master bathroom, and other roof damage. It was crazy...this storm hit a wild animal sanctuary and for a time the authorities were not sure if any animals had gotten out.













This is the 7-11 not far from my house. What you can't see is that the telephone poles all down this street were snapped off.

We had an invitation to ride out the storm in a friend's tornado shelter. So we did. Love all these guys so much and yes there are 3 kids, 2 dogs and 1 adult in the photo...the other adult was taking the picture & looking for the funnel cloud! :)

On May 8, 2 days after the small tornado, we had a hail/straight line wind storm which knocked out my dining room window, caused damage to my flooring, and beat the sides of the house to the point of denting. I can't express my gratitude for my roofer/contractor who came and had a tarp on my roof and window boarded up before more damage could happen!

 So while La & I were sweeping up broken glass and water, these two were celebrating my hubby's birthday at a RUSH concert in Tulsa. Yep, they totally missed all the excitement! This was RTC's first concert and he had an incredible time!!!

 

Birthday Pancakes at Jimmy's Egg!!! The birthday boy was happy about that!

 This guy played at state piano contest and came away with a I.

I'm so glad he enjoys music!

These are the kid's awards for finishing the Read Y'all program at school. I'm glad they helped each other reach this goal!

This is his patient piano teacher. 

She is another blessing to us! 

With my friend Liz - I completed my first 5K. Nope, 

didn't run a step, but we really enjoyed walking it! Not 

sure if the organizers liked that, but we had a great time!

This is our last day of school photo.

As you can see from the background...it

was raining.

If it's May that means the Cub Scouts are launching rockets. This was our last year to participate in the rocket launch, so he was excited to do it. Eskimo Sno was there with their yummy snocones and there were even a few rockets destroyed. Everyone had a great time!

We literally ended our month with this one a hospital in Kansas. She had difficulty breathing so we took her to the ER.

 

ER team admitted her to the PICU so we got to ride across town in an ambulance.

It was such a helpless feeling...

After 24 hours in PICU, she was moved and able to sleep.

After another 24 hours we could return to Oklahoma.

I was very glad to flip the calendar to June. I think the total rainfall total for May for my town was something like13.84 inches. When one has clay as the main ingredient in its dirt, 13" of rain has no where to go. Saturation does not happen. Just glad the drought is over and we can have fun in the sun for the next couple of months. Bring on summer!

April

I typically post only 1 month behind...then May happened and I felt overwhelmed. So, it's now June and I'm just posting April. Life happened...here's our highlights...

This is RTC's soccer team. These boys worked really hard and love playing together. So glad all will be back in the fall!

 Easter was in April this year. We were able to take in an egg hunt with some friends. It was so much for the kids. Glad this is one tradition that continues!

This is from the 4th grade program. Recorders & singing...the kids did fantastic!!!

With all the excitement May brought, looking back at how peaceful April I should have known something would happen!

March

March was fun. The weather always seems to be schizophrenic - cold and icy one day and then springlike the next only to be followed by tornadoes...yep - it's fun!! There's always Cub Scout awards and enjoyable Spring Break times. Here's what it held for us!!

Hard to believe this boy has only 1 year of Cub Scouts left. Which means he has only 1 year of elementary school left. I know I sound like EVERY other mother, but seriously, why does the time have to fly by so fast!? This was his Blue & Gold banquet. He's very close to earning his Arrow of Light and Faith in God award. 

 This sweet girl was able to attend a good friend's birthday party and the painting was so much fun! The kids were able to choose their own colors and make their picture truly their own. What a fun time all of them had!!!

During the week of Spring Break the kids and Paula headed up to the 45th Infantry Museum in OKC because RTC enjoyed it so much the first time he went!!! Lots of cool exhibits. A little chilly that day, but that didn't deter them one bit!

 The end of Spring Break week was spent going to west Texas (Abilene & Pecos) with Scott's family. I have never seen the amount of rain we ran into in all my life. Wow! But it was so wonderful to spend time with family we don't see all the time. I'll do a separate post on the whole trip when I can do it justice. We so enjoyed our time together though!

There's nothing more fun than getting a new phone and finding kid selfies on it. The smirk just gets me. Every. Time.

Tornado season broke out on March 25th this year.

This is how La chose to spend her time while I watched the weather updates.

Thank goodness for Amazon Prime!

Hope your March was entertaining and rewarding.

February...that time again

Well we certainly had a fun filled February!!!

Just take a look...

We ended January with one Pinewood Derby and started February with a different one!

It wasn't until after the event that I realized this was his last 258/264 Pinewood Derby. Next year he won't be a cub scout with them any more!

I got to go with the crazy Kindergartener on her field trip in February. To the Science Museum we went. I got to tag along with her and her sweet little friend. We all had a great time!!!

One of my favorite traditions in Norman is the Daddy Daughter Dance. Every year around Valentine's Day dad's with daughters 4-14 can get all dressed up and take their girls out dancing. This year we tried adding curls to her board straight hair. With help of some sponge curlers in her hair all day - it worked!!! She had a great time!!! So did her dad!!! Such a fun thing!

So RTC played basketball again this winter. Different team, but much the same outcome. The coaches were great and the boys tried real hard. Having fun and learning the game are my requirements and he met both of those!

Proof that it snowed in Norman this year. Yes enough to cancel school for 2 days...

RTC participated once again in the Mall Marathon. He enjoys playing - I hope he continues because I have no plans on letting him give it up anytime soon!           

And for your listening pleasure...

Enjoy your March!

So, it's January again

We've come full circle and it's time to begin a new year. Now that the busyness is over and we're settling back into our routine again here's what January held for us...

We started 2015 off right - with friends at a New Year's Party. These kiddos rang in the new year!!! We had so much fun!!!

La attended at cheer clinic put on by Norman High School. She got to cheer at the halftime of a varsity boys basketball game. The theme was "Frozen" so she was in heaven! She had a great time, but informed me she liked dancing more than cheering...just broke this former cheerleader's heart :(

All 3rd grade year this boy made the honor roll. This year he missed it by 1 B in the first semester, so he buckled down and made it happen in the second semester. So pleased he did what he needed to do in order to make it happen!
Way to go RTC!

This is also the month that brings the Pinewood Derby! For the 3rd year in a row, he finished 4th in his den. (It was a 3 way tie for 2nd so we had to endure run off races too!) The top 2 move on to race for the top spot in the pack, and his friends finished 1 & 2 in that. I'm glad he's enjoying the competition and that he's happy for his friends to do well. 

This girl competed in the sibling races this year. Her pink dragon came in 1st! 

Then on the Martin Luther King Holiday we met our new friends for a day at the OKC Zoo. It was over 70 degrees and we took full advantage of it! I even handed my camera over to the kids so they could take photos of whatever they wanted. Some of their handiwork is below! We had a great time!!!

 

Looking forward to seeing what February holds for us!