all caught up

Final bit of catch up & then I PROMISE i will be better at keeping up with this blog. LOL

  May was a very crazy, very busy month. we started it off with 2 big bangs by welcoming more babies into our lives. some of our dear friends both welcomed new bundles of joy into their families on the same day. Isaac came first and then less than an hour later Macy arrived.
the next big milestone to take place in may, Serenity turned 4. it's so hard to believe that she is 4 already. She is such a big kid. there is no baby left what so ever. well, unless you count the occasional whiny fit she throws. She is madly in love with horses so of course she picked a horse theme for her party. We also had a inflatable slide for the kids to play on. Then her nana (skip's mom) gave her the best surprise ever. pony rides at her party. she was so excited. she didn't want to ride at first but once she got on, she was on that thing for almost an hour :) she had a blast at her party and at the end of the day that's all that matters

   Both the kids take gymnastics. This is Serenity's second year & Xavier's first. They have both done amazing this year & got to show it off at their final day for the season. Serenity was a little nervous at first about getting out there (she doesn't like a bunch of people watching her & having the focus be on her) but she soon got over it and went out with her class and her brother. They were both so proud of their medals too.
 
  the next big thing in May was taking the kids to FL. we went for an extended weekend and took them to sea world and the beach. all three of these things (FL, sea world & the beach) were firsts for both my kiddos. they had a blast. Sea World has been brought up by my daughter for the past year. she talked all last summer about going and when we got taxes done this year skip & i agreed what better thing to do with some of that money was to take us all on our first family vacation. even if it was mini style :)
they were in love with all the animals there, the only time we had any issue was sitting in the splash zone. although they were watching everyone else get splashed i think the shock of it actually happening to them and the temperature of the water is what did not settle well. oh and the beach. I swear my boy could move there tomorrow & be in heaven. he just rolled all around in the sand giggling and carrying on the whole time.

   We ended may with a low key cookout on memorial day with some friends and got prepared for skip to start his next round of school. going full time now. trying his best to get it done as quick as he can.