May

Wow, May has come and gone and what a busy month it was.

First off, the family went to Isle of Palms/Charleston with daddy for a business trip. Whenever dad has a trip Charleston, we make sure we are in the car ready to go. I mean, who doesn't love the beach.




















Before leaving, Wesley gave us quite a surprise. I had cooked corn on the cob for dinner which, by the way, is Wesley's favorite. The entire time he was trying to eat, he kept saying he did not know how to eat it. So we said, " Just bite into it and pull." We tried to use the analogy of a typewriter and then marveled at the fact that our children will never know what a typewriter is. Eventually, we just cut the corn off the cob and he ate it. Later that night, I was flossing his teeth and he said he had hit his tooth on this knee and it hurt. I did what every good mom does and said, "Nothing is wrong, you will be fine Wesley." So the next morning he woke up and told Daddy he had a loose tooth. Well, I was in denial and did not believe him. After confirming with dad, I had discovered our little guy was growing up. Then we went to Charleston where I promptly gave him an apple for a snack. Oops, bad choice. Everyone knows, you cannot eat an apple with a loose tooth. So after all the trauma from the momma, Wes lost his first tooth the next day. Surprise, surprise, he has also lost a second tooth since then.



After that David and I set off to climb the highest mountain east of the Mississippi on our road bikes (The 104 mile Assault on Mt. Mitchell). It was quite a feeling to conquer 10,000 + feet.


Then Wesley Little Bear Black graduated from preschool. That's right, the little guy will be going to school next year. It will be quite a change for mommy when he goes to school. He the one that shares his desserts with me. Lauren helps me watch my figure by not sharing.




Lauren had her gymnastics recital and got a medal. I have to brag and say she was one of the best behaved girls. She did everything the instructors said. The other girls ran around, or worse, ran to mommy. Go Lauren. I think she may be a natural performer.


We just got back from Asheville (Daddy had another business trip to the Grove Park Inn). The kids had a blast playing at a huge park, and looking for jewels in the rocks in the magic tunnel. Mommy had a nice time at the spa. We also went to a nature zoo that had regional animals such as grey wolves, red wolves, bobcats, cougars, black bears and lots of other creatures.



This month we are off to Charleston with the cousins, Murrell's Inlet with friends, and back to the beach with daddy. Stay tuned for our action packed summer.