Misc. May Moments...

Below are some random pics from the past month...

Lyddi all ready for church, with Bunny and Blankie of course.

Carrie is notorious for losing her socks so I found these little things called, Sock-ons, which keep infants socks on. They work really well, most of the time. Somehow our little Sock Houdini managed to lose her sock, while keeping her Sock-on on! Maybe we have a future magician on our hands...

Lyddi is a big fan of helping Daddy bake bread.

 Grandpa stopped in one afternoon. Lyddi was insistent that he please read her a story before leaving.

 We did a lot of yard work this past month. We got Lydia a kid set of yard tools so she can help us. Below she is helping Daddy spread mulch.

 Carrie in a sink bath.

Lyddi taking stock of our groceries.

 Carrie all ready for church.

 Care playing with her buddy, Camden, in the nursery.

 Lyddi and I reading a story together while Care plays in the background.

Our neighbourhood hosts a bunch of wildlife. We have seen deer, skunks many birds and other common animals. One night we spotted 5 rabbits literally frolicking around together outside. They were jumping vertically and chasing each other around. It was really neat! I caught just a bit of it on camera.

And this is just classic. I'm sure every mom has been here, probably to a greater degree. :-)

On to June!!

Firsts!

This month brought some big first moments for the girls. 

Care learned to crawl!

After mastering the crawl, Carrie quickly learned how to pull herself up! Here she is giving it a shot...

 She's up!!

 Up again- with the tongue!

Care getting a pep talk from her big sis.

Lyddi had a first as well. She got her face painted at a church fundraiser.

 
First fort!

Another big first: Carrie's first time swimming!

 Another big family first...Our first time going out for dinner all together! The girls did great, and Zach and I ate very quickly. We did it- Triumph!!

Way to go girls! We delight in watching you learn, grow and discover more about the world around you. You're both doing such an awesome job!!

Play Date!

We headed out to Coopersville one morning to visit our good friends, Julie and Steve, and their 3 boys. Steve and Zach spent the morning/afternoon playing in a golf tournament while Jules and I took care of the kids. Below I am trying to get a picture of the girls together....not an easy task.

 We'll take it!

 After playing inside for a while, we headed outside to play in their new sandbox.

 Below Julie is collecting 2 runaways. :-)

Thanks for a fun morning Jules! It's always great to see you and spend time with your boys. 

Tongue

Our Care Bear cracks us up. She loves to poke out her tongue. She does it quite often too! Below are some shots we got of Carrie and her tongue. 

 What a cutie. We love you Care!

Field Day!

Another exciting event this past month was Field Day! We travelled to Holland to watch Lyddi and Carrie's cousins participate in their field day. When we arrived I was asked to stay with Rachel since she was a bit unsure of being in a group by herself. Lyddi and I ended up staying with Rachel and her group of 3 year-olds the whole time. And the leaders of the group were gracious enough to let Lyddi participate in all the events! 

As you can see, Lyddi was a bit more interested in looking at the ants than watching the runners.

 More bugs!

Here Lyddi is doing the horse race!

Here is the whole gang. It was so much fun and so sweet to watch these girls participate.

Riverbank Run!

This past month I ran a 5K run with some friends. It was pretty fun to be part of such a grand event. It was a gorgeous day to run and I finished (with no training)! The girls and Zach were hoping to come cheer us on, but we were finished running by the time they woke up. 

Cottage Visit!

Wow, May has come and gone quickly. It was a fun month here at the Olson home. One highlight was  visiting the Westras at the cottage. Lydia had a blast with her cousins. Below they are all having a nap together (this lasted about 8 seconds).

 Lyddi and Sarah hanging out.

Playing by the water.

Thanks for letting us come out Anne! We had a great time playing and chatting with you guys.