Some May festivities

On nights that I have to work late, I always get awesome pics like this from my boys. 

Max is in love with Monkey. I mean, he would rescue Monkey if there was a fire and leave us all to burn. 

We visited Uncle Curtis at an art festival and the boys had so much fun learning how to use spray paint, chalking and eating treats. Watching Curtis in action is pretty amazing because he is basically a celebrity in the art world. 

Posing in front of Uncle Curtis' mural! GG took the boys to visit when he was working on it and they loved seeing the finished product. 

Anderson took this his chalking very seriously. 

Max did not. 

Because we can never let a free day at Ripley's Aquarium pass us up, we spent quite bit of time there one day touching all of the sea life, stalking all of the animals and obsessing over the Pearl Harbor exhibit. Like most boys, he is really into WWII and wanted to look at every part of the exhibit. 

I paid $3 and the boys were able to feed the stingrays! This was absolutely the HIGHLIGHT of their lives. It was pretty cool. 

We always go on random walks and sometimes we bring things home with us. 

Random cupcakes. 

AE Graduation!

I think it goes without saying but I have the best job in the world. I will never, ever underestimate the good fortune that I have to be in a career where I know, without a doubt, I make a difference. It is cheesy, but so true. I am humbled, inspired and grateful. 

One of our amazing teachers had the students vote on superlatives for some staff members. It has been 5 years since I left Farragut and I am still shocked on a daily basis that I have made new friends. 

Cousin Shae sent the kids a box of all kinds of fun Science goodies! Also, I was wearing my Sonic shirt which was fitting. 

Max's "Crew" at daycare. These 4 have been tight since they were babies and it has been so much fun to watch them grow together. 

I think Max looks just like GG here! Her genes>all the genes. 

We went to Splash Country with the Brimers and had a blast! Granted, it was freezing and started raining after we were only there for about 3 hours, but it reminded me why they are our favorite people to hang out with! We will definitely be going back for longer/warmer excursions! 

Max's life. 

In order for Anderson to not lose his mind, we really need to spend some part of every day around wildlife/nature/creeks. We have really invested the better part of our last month into the creek at the library park and I have a feeling that we will continue this investment in the upcoming months, as well. 

On Memorial Day, we celebrated and shared our favorite things about America. Anderson had a very insightful, accurate answer. Max had no idea what we were talking about. 

I am telling you that we might as well move into this creek. 

We finally figured out how to actually catch the crawfish. By "we," I truly mean that it was a joint effort because I actually fell in the creek. 

I love when the moments where he reminds me that he is still actually a kid.