Random Stuff in May

May is always busy with Mother's Day, the pool opening, school wrapping up, and Colin's birthday (along with other family/friend birthdays)! Check out what we were up to this past May...

The kids spent some time at the Rileys' house - Colin came back with red eyes after a sleepover. He's allergic to dogs and cats, so we think that's what was bothering him. Cadence was a good big sister and helped him with eye drops. 😍

I'm a sucker for a beautiful array of chicken eggs. I had to document to show a coworker at the office.

The middle school had service day - Colin helped mulch around The Square. He was featured in one of the photos that the school posted. They did a good job!

Cadence took a couple art classes her sophomore year - sculpture and drawing II. She replicated one of Kendrick Lamar's album covers with "scratch art" and I think her piece is better than the original! It's amazing!

Danny went from wanting to order a shed to use as a pool house/office to having Scott build us something custom. While Danny was out of town, I sent him progress pictures:

Danny drew this on his iPad so you can get an idea of what he's going for! More pics to come!

Another beautiful sunset on May 26.

We Miss Our Beautiful Pup

It's really tough being behind on blog posts - I go back through my phone and see old pictures of Oden and miss him all over again. I'm reminded of what a good dog he was for our family. I had cosmetic surgery on my chin at the end of April. I was lucky to have this pup by my side during recovery. I worked from home for 2 weeks after the procedure and loved finding him in different spots around the house throughout the day. What I wouldn't give to bring him back...

Gosh, so sweet, right?

He loved sitting on Cadence's bed and scoping out the neighbors

Colin's bed was prime real estate in the morning

Cadence painted his nails while I was at work!

He accompanied us on a ride to pick up Colin - I sent it to Danny while he was out of town and said Oden looked so regal. I didn't know at the time that it would be the last photo I would take of our sweet pup. He freaking loved car rides.

Beisbol

The inaugural season of school ball for Colin has concluded! We weren't sure what a season of baseball would look like without parent coaches. It was interesting, to say the least. We had fun watching Colin and his teammates play, even though the competition from the other schools was subpar. We knew it would be that way going into the season, but figured reps are reps. The boys' record this season was 13-2. The coach was very, um, old school, to put it nicely. Let's just say we're looking forward to the 8th grade season 😀

Spring weather in Ohio is always keeping us on our toes. This picture was taken on April 11 - it was warm when the sun was out, but chilly in the shade with a breeze.

This picture was taken on May 2 - no sun and very cold!

Colin in action behind the plate! He does a great job acting like a wall back there!

The boys looked like twins one night - both on their laptops. Colin was designing a custom glove for his birthday gift. Aww, sweet Oden was there, too - in his favorite spot.

Veronica sent me this pic from when they went to go watch one of Nolan's games!

Warming up before another game.

After each home game, the boys had to tend to the field. I like that tradition!

Team pictures after the final game.

During the nail-biter of the final game, a bald eagle flew across the field. We knew it had to be a sign! They ended up winning against Centerburg, 5-4.

The boys from the travel team - Leo W. played for Centerburg.

One of the moms from the team took some pictures of the boys during the season with her fancy camera and shared them with us. We're so lucky when parents do that!

After the last game, the boys begged for us to let them stay at the school. They created their own game, called LaTosse - it's a combination of lacrosse and tennis. One of the parents stayed to watch the game - the boys even paused for the National Anthem. They were legit about this game!

I think the boys would tell you that a lot could be improved upon when thinking about the last season, but I also think they'd tell you they had a lot of fun and truly enjoy the company of one another!

Easter 2026

The day before Easter, the kids went to the Rileys' house. They decorated some eggs that turned out pretty cool!

Our Easter morning shenanigans started out like they typically do! I love that they still race around to find the Easter eggs!

They both got the coveted Nee Doh Nice Cubes in their baskets.

Colin immediately put on his new sleep shorts featuring Bart Simpson.

We had fun dying eggs the traditional way after brunch!