I am bound and determined
not to go as overboard with sharing this month as I did in March or April. Goodness! I'd only planned to highlight a
few days a month, but I got carried away the last two. I think I have enough in these first eleven days of May!
1 -- First Friday concert in Graham: walked around with Michael and Andrew then RAIN! Came back here for luggage, and then the boys went to Purple Penguin
2 -- to Tanger with Zach; Michael and Will came over to shoot Michael's new air gun, fly Will's drone, and shoot a few baskets. Papa and Zach came for a few minutes, too.
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Michael on the ground |
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The drone I named Benny |
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Defense, Zach and Bagel! |
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Good shot! |
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Zach's last day of being three! |
3 -- Zach's party at the park; Zach stayed with me and Andrew for awhile after the party; bought Domino's pizza for him (OK, and me)
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Zach is FOUR! |
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Sophie! |
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Sophie loved tapping her shoes on the floor |
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Yum. Cake! |
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New bike |
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He thought this was so funny |
4 -- Steph, Will, and Mike dropped by before heading to the beach; to Tanger with Zach
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headed to Texas, too |
5 -- SWM flew to Dallas from Myrtle Beach; kept both kids for awhile
6 -- to the museum with Zach; to NC DMV for tag renewal and then on to ALDI
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Zach enjoyed playing with a new friend |
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"Isn't this pretty?" |
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Um, he squatted a bit too far |
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and then he got in the sand |
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Sandy, wet boy |
7 -- Zach at my house for the morning and early afternoon; to Walgreens for free 8x10 pics; to Hobby Lobby; Girls' Night Out at Chili's 7-11 with Melissa, Sharon and Laurie
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Zach and Bagel |
8 -- to Tanger with Zach
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He chose to wear his snow boots |
hung "Little Hooty" in the tree for Zach to discover
9 -- to Green Cove, Damascus, and Abingdon, Virginia so Andrew could ride the Creeper Trail
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Green Cove |
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Abingdon, Virginia |
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Andrew riding |
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Selfie in Abingdon |
10 -- left Abingdon for Damascus and then on to Valle Crucis and a hike at Rough Ridge overlook; home around 6:15
I noticed some blooms on my newly-planted rose bushes
Andrew hung up this tree face that we got at the Mast General Store
11 -- played a long game of hide -n- seek with Zach; saw a black snake while push mowing the yard tonight; a bird started making a nest in my clothespin bag (!!!); hottest day of the year so far (87° F)