May in Review

May was a rough month for me, hence the lack of blog entries. This past week has improved a bit, and I have been feeling more rested and more positive about daily life. So, here are some of the highlights from the month. We did have some fun, afterall.
Having fun in the water, really we were, despite the look on this guy's face.

Axel's new bike. He took to it quickly and likes to run into the walls and kitchen appliances.

Watching for the trash truck, a highlight of every Thursday morning.

Reading some Dr. Seuss with Daddy.

Helping Mommy cut and mash a dozen avocados.

Sand!

Popcorn is fun to eat, and yummy!

He loves his puppy. He says woof woof and puts the nose in his mouth, running around the house. He loves to kiss his puppy.

He doesn't really care for swinging.

More love for the puppy.

Helping Mommy make banana bread. He loves to be up on the counter while I work. I wish it was easier to do so I could do it more often.

Axel's second time having binkies (crepes), but his first time enjoying them and eating it on his own.

The Zoo

As Mother's day approached, I began to think about how I might like to spend my day. It dawned on me that this might be the only way I could convince Ram to take us to the zoo. I have been wanting to go for years. My hope was that Axel would have a fun day and maybe see some of the animals. He did see many of them, but only seemed to understand what he was looking at a couple of times, the flamingos and the giraffes seemed to be his favorites. The giraffes are always my favorite. Axel really liked all of the wheels he saw on the other strollers, wagons and worker vehicles he saw around the park. The love of wheels seems to be very close to an obsession, at this point. It deserves it's own blog entry, which I will do soon.

Here are the highlights:

A fun day! I wonder what we'll do next year for Mother's Day. With 2 kids, will I just want a day to myself? I hope not.