May days

There's a lot to catch up on this month, so here we go. The first weekend in May we had breakfast at William O'Brien State Park with Grandma and Grandpa E. We had a huge feast with campfire coffee and then hit the walking trails. Highly recommended.

Grandma, auntie Jenny, and Elsa.


Then we went to the Johnson farm in Grantsburg, WI to visit our friends. Elsa had a blast exploring the farm. Here's Lila and Tim with the cute new lambs.


Elsa thinks it's funny when Lila eats paper. So funny, that she's started doing it. She's also started chewing on cords, eating sand, and biting on sticks. She actually chipped a tooth last week! Not cool.


Lila's teeth are really coming in. So far she has 3, and I'm guessing the fourth one arrives tomorrow.


Elsa knows how to open the doors (and lock them). Here she is getting busted going outside.


When I go out there to drag her back in, Lila sits at the door and laughs at me through the glass. Sometimes she leans in a little too far.


The kids hanging out in the yard.


Last weekend we went to a birthday party for Elsa's friend Violet. In this picture: Gracie, Violet, Ashley, Elsa and Lila. Missing: Henry and Maddy.


Today was Elsa's last day of school. Next year she starts preschool! Here are some photos from this year.
Painting with Cael.


When we went to collect the kids on the playground, I couldn't find Elsa. No worries, I finally spotted her hanging out in a hollow log.


Elsa gets sick of my paparazzi-esque photo taking. "You want a picture? I've got your picture right here!"


Elsa and Momma in the school gym.


Here's a video of the girls in yet another example of how they get along. The set up: Elsa is reading a book called Peanut Butter Rhino, in which a Rhino loses his PB sandwich by sitting on it.

Boy, I can't wait to keep getting thrown into their arguments like this for the next two decades. I guess it's payback time, right Mom?