May Moments and "Move-ments"

Early planting this year (May 22) because I am leaving for Miami on the 28th.  The tomatoes went in first--the rows hit a "curve" implying that maybe the gardener used the cups before sending them to their doom. Cody said it looked like my GPS wasn't working right!  Note the lumpy soil at the south end. I had to rake the lumps to get my new "planter" to work (second pic)....sort of looks like levees between the rows! :-)




Andrew and his classmates made their First Holy Communion on May 4

 

We crossed "the Mighty Mississippi" en route to Wisconsin on the train



Trina and Annika found someone to help them shop in Baraboo



Matthew and his best friend

Andrew and Matthew had swimming lessons (indoor!)

Grace rearranged furniture while the boys swam

Grampa helped Grace make a necklace

Gramma modeled Grace's new hats and caught Grace smiling :-)

Andrew's class took charge of the May Crowning

Guests on May 4th helped celebrate Andrew's 8th birthday and 1st Communion

We went to Iowa to help Tom and Trina get their house ready for the big move after Andrew's big day.

The girls "swing" while the boys play football

Caiden (on left) takes off

Ari and Anni play "monkey"



 

Coach Tom give's Jett the cue for the next play







For Hire: Annika "does" windows!

April 2014--no fooling!

Easter Sunday "crowd" at the funny farm

Cool whip is not a good idea for a frosting substitute

The "bunny" left everyone a basket



Bob and Uncle Mike on Palm Sunday

A puzzling week! Thanks, kids :-)



My new best friend, born on April 3



1500 pieces---a week and a half later! Fun and challenging :-)

Selfies aren't great when you have short arms

March 2014: Heading home via Cleveland and Buffalo (MN)

I haven't figured out how to put these in chronological order, so use your imagination! :-)

Claire was "beam-ing"

Gymnast and her fans



Three leprechauns greeted me in Buffalo


 

During my four-hour layover in Cleveland, I took pics at the office



Susie and David took me to lunch, to the office, and shopping for Lebanese bread

Ready for beddie



I got stuck--glad I paid my AAA



We became bikers the day after Mommy and Daddy left

This is mother playing at Forest Hills in 1937

Corey, Ana, and the girls came to swim at the motel

Swimmers: Cecelia, Lydia, Claire (I think)

The girls are "puzzling"

The snow princesses had "snow-eo-porosis"--they shrunk every day

Tom and the kids create a "photo op"

Ariana opens her hair salon

Claire's new "do"



The hot tub was more popular than the cold pool



Ana celebrates her "non-event"--the kids made the cake!

Mother is a member of the Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame

March 2014: Miami


 

Maniac posed with Katey and Mike's family at the baseball game

Macie had her face painted at the Irish Festival



Maddie and Katey got "feathered" (but not tarred)

Trina and Ari "hanging out" while Annika is napping





I probably could have handled this merry-go-round, but they only let Macie on

Trina and the girls arrived a half hour after Katey and Mike left
We shopped at our "favorite" store

Four generations!



 



Young students doin' the jig

 



Who is the tallest?