Friday, June 3, 2016

May 2016 Recap

It's hard to believe it's already June! I'm trying my best to get this post up, but with Matt trying to drop his naps I'm having a hard time finding any length of time to sit down and work on this. 

Our big event of this past month was a visit from my parents. They came for almost a week and helped us do a lot of chores around the house. Matt had a good time, even when assisting.

Puzzle race with Grandfather

Reading Clifford the Big Red Dog (and wearing his new shirt)

Petting the cat

One of the highlights was finding not one but two turkey feathers in the front yard (although Matt says, "I think the feaders came from a owl but you think the feaders came from a turkey").

Enjoying some pre-dinner peanuts at Five Guys

Running around the freshly mulched and cleaned up front yard

 
A couple of photos from my mom

Our other big event was camping in the backyard on Memorial Day weekend. Jon and Matt had picked up a tent, so they set up a mini campsite. In the end Matt decided to spend the night in his own bed, but he enjoyed his first attempt at camping.

Setting up the tent

Waiting for the campfire to reach optimal s'more roasting temperature

Roasting marshmallows

Eating a s'more (very sticky, he decided)

We went on a fair number of outings this past month.

Watching the lobsters at the grocery store

Saying hi to the cows and goats at the ice cream stand

Playground fun

Pulling the wagon at the farmstand

Checking out the ducks and lambs at the berry farm

Having a good time at a friend's impromptu "pool party"

Watching the fish with some friends after a playgroup







At the children's museum

And as always we kept busy at home, inside...

Measuring (most things are "two and a half," units unknown)

Looking under his bed with his flashlight

Watching the turkeys outside

Coloring his Curious George coloring book

Driving cars

...and outside.

Helping Dada dig

Rolling in the grass


Mowing the grass

Hopping like the toad we found

Digging up sand

Stopping to smell the flowers

Washing off his swing

Matt's new interest this past month was puppets. He's played with them before, but we found plenty while we were out and at home.

With a cricket puppet at a local library

With a grasshopper finger puppet at home

Testing the jaws of the shark puppet

"'Baa,' says the sheep."

A spider crawling on the floor