Where did May go?

I feel like I have fallen off the face of cyber earth...It has been a long time since I updated my blog.

The season of summer festivals and outdoor activities has begun! We were at the Back 40 Folk Festival last weekend and the Childrens Festival today.

We had an amazing day at the Children's Festival. S and T LOVE Fred Penner. They own many CD's. Preston and I also enjoy his music. He gets us every time with his closing song "You Are My Sunshine." I love how he gets families connected, singing to one another and then quietly disappears from the stage. A brilliant man!! :) Besides Fred Penner, we watched the Checkerboard guy juggle on his unicycle and do the hot dog chant. S LOVED his performance...he was entranced! He even timidly put up his hand (without prodding from us) in hopes to be chosen to go up on stage. They made wire jewelry, molded clay, fished bugs out of a tub of water, dug for fossils, tried out some hula hoops, had their faces painted and had some ice cream. We did not have nearly enough time to take in even a small portion of all of the great venues. Like last year, it was an awesome day and we will certainly be back next year!

Our house has quieted down a little since my sister-in-law and niece have moved into a place of their own. We miss them but they are fortunate to have them so close by that we can still see them regularly!

S is into his final days of kindergarten. It makes me sad to be making the transition to full time school. A stage of his childhood has ended of being home with mom. I am excited to hear about grade one but will miss the innocence of kindergarten. T is finishing up her first year of preschool, which has been a huge success. She has made many new friends and has been having playdates which makes her feel so grown up, just like her brother. ;) Little R has "grown up" since she decided to walk. Walking made her realize she Is the same type of being as all these big people around her. She is slowly starting to talk and she makes it clear that she understands most of what we say to her. We are entering the days of temper tantrums especially when she is not able to communicate what it is she wants and/or does not get what she wants. She has developed the sweetest full belly laugh, which compensates for the tantrums!