Play Dates!

We had some really fun play dates in May!!

First up, Ryder came for an afternoon visit.  Aunt Jackie and I ordered Jimmy Johns and the boys ran amuck in the yard.  Sand, dirt, bug bites, you name it.  Signs of a good day of play!

Next up, the Gillean boys came over for a visit.  The Gilleans are a fun bunch...and what's really interesting is that there are 3 boys...much like us.  All of which are close to each other in age.  Juan, Diego and now little Matias joined us for a rousing day of boy-filled awesomeness!  There were yummy snacks outside, lots of adult conversation for the Mommas of course hoses, sand, dirt and fun!  Diego found a tree frog and once found, didn't let it go!!  It was great for my boys to watch him play with that frog because unfortunately I'm not a critter picker-upper and neither is there Daddy.  Thanks for a fun afternoon boys.  We need to do it again soon :)

And finally we took off with our school friends for a Wednesday afternoon at Fairview Heights mall.  We headed there in search of a trampoline with bungees to bounce, but when that was closed we settled on a carousel ride, kiddie train ride and a stop for snacks at the food court.  Once again fun was had by all!

Some of our friends...Henry and Dorian.  Driton and Owen became good friends while in class together this year!  We are sad they aren't moving onto Kindergarten next year because they are just after the birthday cut off :(  Henry was in the class across the hall and we got to know his Oma Diane while waiting at pick up time at the end of the day.

More friends...Harrison (Henry's brother) and Dorian (Driton's brother).  Harrison is Cooper's age and they were instant buddies!  Dorian and Driton are twins and they are hard for me to tell apart!

The Kiddie Train

Carter also joined us but wasn't a fan of the train!  Carter and Owen were in class together Owen's first year at Early Childhood.  He and Owen enjoyed playing outside together on recess!  He moves onto a Kindergarten in the STL next year.  Hopefully this crew will continue to have play dates despite our school locations!