Five.Five Years Old

 5.5 Years Old

• We are loving the warmer, dry weather. We had Millie skip school and met up with Sonora and Jessie at the Gilbert house. The Gilbert house is always way more fun with friends. We were even able to eat our lunch outside. Your favorite today was this little house in the back that had an outdoor kitchen where you all made mud and rock food for me and Janecce to try.
• It is Cherie Leder's birthday and to celebrate, we went to a farm house market. You are a good little buddy for shopping. There was a sweet man who shared a sand dollar with you. We ate the best burgers and shared a dirty cowboy root beer. 
• We  snuck off to the beach on Saturday to watch Sam compete in swimming. I was really hoping for great weather to spend some time on the beach. But the weather was cold, windy, and slightly rainy. We beach part wasn't that fun. We tried a new place for fish and chips, and they weren't that good. Beside watching Sam, it wasn't our favorite beach trip.
• Jessie's family came to church with us today. The exciting news is that they want to move to Sublimity!! It would be so fun to have them here with us. They came to church to see how it felt. We had a linger longer and the theme was pudding cups. The primary choose and all you kids got to help serve the ward members. The Price kids LOVED the pudding and definitely are excited to come here. I really hope it works out for them. 
• I am definitely feeling the pressure to savor this last month with you before the big kids come home from school. I am trying to do a bit more adventures with you on non-preschool days. This week, we went to the trails by the river in Stayton. I have always wanted to explore them. A lot of people were there walking their dogs. Also trying to slow down and play at the park more. I am trying to push you more on the swings and play with you. I have loved this time with you. I will miss it a lot but I also know that you are so ready to move onto school this Friday. 
• Mark and Kami came out to visit over Mother's Day weekend and they brought Max!!! You were so excited to have a baby in the house. It was a bit of a fight over who got to hold him. I love hearing you use your baby voice to get him to smile. You have such a sweet, nurturing heart. We took them to Silver Falls and had a relaxing Mother's Day at home, complete with a cake from Oven Lovin'. You went with us on Monday before their flight to the peony farm. It was so beautiful, though a little rainy. 
• For preschool, we got to go to a wilderness preserve in Salem. All the wild flowers were in bloom. My favorite were the purple lupines. The ranger station had these explorer backpacks that you and Eloise wore and used their magnifying glass to help find all the different items on your scavenger hunt.
• We were able to sneak up to OMSI on a Saturday that Dad was working. They had a Lego Jurassic World Exhibit. It was incredible to so all the giant dinos made out of lego. Of course the glass elevator was a repeat and that back room with all the hands on activities is always a favorite.