May

We spent May keeping busy. There was definitely more painting. Adia has started painting some gorgeous pieces of artwork. She even has a new sketch book because I've been so impressed with her artistic ability. She's rarely scribbling anymore. We made leaf prints with the magnolia leaves we collected while going for a walk. They turned out really well.



We've been spending a ton of time out in the backyard too. The girls play while I garden. I've been doing an insane amount of weeding, mulching and planting. Gramma's definitely helped too. She pulled grass from a huge section so we could plant Adia's vegetable garden. We now have corn and zucchini and radishes, carrots and pumpkins that have recently sprouted. Our tomatoes, strawberries and herbs are doing well too. The girls get so excited to see the plants grow and we've taken to trying to identify any insects we come across. I need a field guide desperately. Of course there's lots of running through the sprinklers, bike riding and pool splashing. Papa brought up the blow up pool and they've been loving it.



We went back to Florence for Rhody Days. The girls loved the carnival. Daddy and I discovered we're not carnival ride people anymore. Just watching the Merry go Round made me feel sick. Mira was cautious, but Leia loved every single minute, except for the loud noises. She just wanted to keep going.



They did drag me on the Ferris Wheel with DiDi. Yep, I'm still terrified of heights.



The girls begged for sno cones so they each got one. We ended up playing pass the sno cone though because they were way too big for them to eat and they complained that they were too cold. Papa then brought over an order of curly fries. I've never seen something disappear faster. They devoured them! My girls typically don't like potatoes of any kind, maybe tater tots, but that's it. It was a feeding frenzy and they were gone!



The next day was the parade and after the beautiful weather the day before, it was overcast and drizzly.



The icky weather continued all week. We attempted a puddle jumping walk, but we didn't find any puddles. We found lots and lots of slugs and snails though. Adia was touching the snail shells to make them hide back in their shell so Mira and Leia attempted it too. Mira was fine, but Leia doesn't know her own strength. She crunched it and felt horrible.


Since they couldn't play outside (it was cold!), we made spoon people and pizzas.


Over Memorial Day weekend, my friend drove up from California. I wasn't sure how the girls would react to her, but they absolutely loved her. Adia and Leia immediately loved her, but Mira took some coaxing. She finally opened up to her the night before she had to drive home. Ever since she left, the girls keep asking where she went and when she'll be back. We did take her to the beach on Sunday and froze her to death. She's used to 90 degree weather, not 50 degrees with a terrible ice cold wind. She still had fun, but wished she had her winter coat with her.


We went back to Gramma and Papa's house to warm up and eat lunch.


Then it was off to Old Town for ice cream, candy and to visit some shops.


It was great having her here and we hope to make a road trip down there to visit again.