A-MAY-zingly Busy Month

I had no idea that any other month could be as busy as the month of December. I was totally caught off guard this year by the craziness that was the month of May. My head spun for most of those 31 days...they were filled with so much busyness---but so many wonderful memories. Beware...picture overload ahead. And, I have no idea how to get this underlining off my text. Oh, well.

First day of May was Deven's first Bike Rodeo.
And my second year of co-chairing the event.
He had a blast.
Priya missed this due to illness.

On May 5th celebrated our Cinco de Mayo baby.

May 7th found Animesh and I getting all gussied up for the hospital's
Medical Miracles Gala. This year's guest of honor was a 9 year old boy
whose family was hit straight on by a drunk driver.
The doctors thought Nicholas would never make it.
He proved them wrong by walking himself onto the stage that night...
leaving all of us with tears streaming down our faces.

Deven is all grins as he attends the
Cub Scout's Bridging ceremony.
He is thrilled to become a Tiger Cub Scout.

Deven performs the Tooty-Ta dance at the
Kindergarten Family Night program.
He's quite the entertainer.

In mid-May Priya and Deven's amazing art teacher
hosted an Art Show to display the beautiful pieces her
students had created. So much fun.
The kids loved showcasing their art.
We're looking a little ragged since we arrived
straight from the swimming pool
(and without a comb to straighten our hair).

Later in the month Priya and her 1st grade friends
bridged over (literally) from being a Daisy Scout
to becoming a Brownie.

Priya and the girls were each greeted by
their new Brownie Troop Leader---me.

The last week of May was a whirlwind of activity.
Career Day was on the 26th, so Daddy visited
Priya's class to tell them all about
being a "bone doctor."
He did a really great job talking on their level,
and the kids thought it was so cool whenever he
mentioned something gross.

May 28th was Trevor's Preschool program.
Although there are many other (clearer)pictures
of Trevor, this grainy one is my absolute favorite.
He and his BFF, Barrett, share a cute moment
on stage as they sing.
Love it.

After Trevor's program, he joined me at Priya and Deven's school
as I helped with their End-of-Year Water Party.
A fabulous time was had by all.

Later that evening, I topped of an incredibly busy
day by hanging out with girlfriends
at a fun Girl's Night Out.

Showing off my self-portrait skills.

The last day of school.
I cannot believe it...Deven is a Kindergarten grad.
For some reason, our school doesn't have a big ceremony,
but one of the MANY reasons I love Deven's Kinder teacher
was because she wanted to have an
impromptu celebration in the classroom.

While I was apprehensive at first, I am SO glad
Priya and I joined some of her scout troop
at this fun event:
Missions Baseball Game followed by
camping out on the field afterwards.

Exhausting, yes.
But, the memories are totally worth it.

After arriving home yesterday, Priya and I crashed for about 3 hours
(not a whole lot of sleeping going on at that party...).
When we woke up, the family went to see what I think is
one of the most heartwarming movies ever.
Turn my music off to hear the trailer.

So, after a month like ours, today, June 1st, is officially JAMMIE DAY. Good thing....because I'm feeling under the weather. Which is a total bummer given I've got a triathlon on Sunday. I'm not too concerned, though...I felt the exact same way this time last year just before the tri. I'm counting on the adrenaline rush to see me through on Sunday morning.

Thank goodness it's summertime!