Catching Up

WOW! Where has the time gone? I feel like I blinked and it is suddenly 20 days into May. Didn't we just finish April a minute ago? As fast as this month has gone, we have packed a lot into it. We wrapped up the end of Ben's spring basketball season. The Jayhawks played hard under the excellent leadership of their coach, Ben's Dad (aka Dean). Ben was awesome. He was hands down the best players on his team...says his unbiased mom. But seriously. He was. He shoots the ball well, rebounds, dribbles, plays great defense, and by far and away most important, he has a really great time!

Joe LOVES watching Benny play ball

Another trophy for the rapidly growing collection

We have also been attending lots of soccer practices and games this month. Ben is on the Bluebirds (coached by Angela Chaplin) and really enjoys playing with Kirin. His skills are not quite as pronounced in soccer, but he plays great defense! He loves being in the goal (even though there are not even supposed to be any goalies at this age) and enjoys throwing and kicking the ball in when it goes out of bounds. The after game snacks are always a hit with Benjamin!

Uncle Craig and Joe Bug checking out the action on the field

Ben's Biggest Fan!

Soccer Stud

We have enjoyed play dates with good friends at the zoo and at parks and even took Oma to the Children's Museum one morning.

A highlight for Joe Bug this month was feeding the ducks at the Broad Ripple Canal. I thought he was going to chase them right into the water!

We have also been spending a ton of time with the Chaplins, which is always a thrill for both boys.

BFFs...Ben and Kirin

Double Trouble...Joey and Trey

Joey's cheese face!

It has been a fun (but tiring) month. I forgot what a whirlwind the summer is with kids and now that school is out and we have long days of sunshine to fill up with fun, the boys and I are bound to be on the go and busy for the next 3 months. Whew. I'm already tired just thinking about it.