May was a VERY BUSY month!
Lucy helped bring in the month with the Maypole at school:
Will and Ben took a walk to the hardware store for new doorknobs in the kid bedroom doors (lock free):
While Lucy and I hit up the Farmer’s Market that’s just a couple blocks away:
Tired kids:
Trying on her wedding outfit:
I took a beginning archery class with a group of friends:
Not bad for a first-timer:
While I was archery-ing, Ben and the kids rode bikes to the Farmer’s Market and got to play with a juggler:
It’s time for a cute puppy break!
Feeding the dogs:
Ben found this note in the backseat of his car:
Paleo waffles with coconut cream, pear, and bacon make Lucy happy:
Mother’s Day! I got a new beautiful rug. Here’s Lucy vacuuming the old one before we roll it up:
Will and Scout help Ben roll out the new rug:
Grandma Kay and Grandpa Roger have arrived!
The sweet Mother’s Day note Lucy wrote at school:
That afternoon we joined my family out at a park for some bocce ball, bike riding, and general catching up:
Will loves to follow building instructions:
Here we are at the courthouse having just picked up our marriage license:
One last trip out to the wedding site for final details:
Kay, Roger, Dorothy, and Becky F came along to help, we treated them all to a nice lunch in The Dalles:
Having lunch right before our last dance lesson:
The night before we left for the wedding site, Ben & I went to a Blokus party with our friends and tried to relax and have a good time and leave all the planning stress behind. It worked:
Band of Characters 
Save those mothers day letters and special letters the kiddo’s leave. They may not be the most important thing right now. But in a few yrs when they the good choices they make are what seem very few and far between, you can look at them, and “remember”. I’d rather go to a farmers market then the hard ware store any day of the week. But those lock free knobs are a MUST and so is a key to the bathroom door as they grow. Becky, Lucy looks like a pro at dog feeding, but I couldn’t help but see your kitcehn cupboards!!!!! I have just one question. About bocce ball. What is it and how is it played. It looks fun!
I noticed your new rug and LOVE it!!!