May was an exciting month for us. In May, Neal and I both have birthdays and we celebrate our anniversary.
This year was our fifth anniversary. I have a hard time believing that we've been married for five years already! It definitely does not feel like that long. A few Christmases ago, my aunt gave us some Marriott gift cards, and we finally got a chance to use them this year. Joey went and stayed at my parents' house while Neal, Hunter, and I headed down to Golden for a night out. They had an awesome date night package that gave us a room, dinner, a free in room movie, desserts, and late checkout. We also went over to Colorado Mills to explore because we'd never been there before. We really enjoyed our little adventure together :)
For my birthday the boys gave me money to go get some new shirts (two babies have made a difference in my shirt sizes...hahaha). Joey was so sweet while we were out shopping - he refused to let me carry my own bag.
For Neal's birthday we went to the Family FunPlex in Greeley. Joey and Neal have SO much fun every time we go there, and this time was no different.
If you've been reading my blog for a while, you know that our garden last year failed because of drainage issues in our back yard. This year we decided to do a raised bed instead. We spent a lot of the month prepping and planting our garden. It's doing good so far!! Last year we had to dig a drainage ditch to help our garden, and this year we finally knocked down the dirt mound from the hole. Apparently, ants found it and turned it into an ant hill. When we knocked it down, we got a really good view of the inside!
Hunter smiled for the first time. He is the "smiley-est" boy ever. (He's also chunky. He currently weighs just over 16 pounds).
It finally warmed up enough for us to go to the park which made Joey very happy. He still loves being outside, and asks to play outside every day.
We had some friends invite us to the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery and IT. IS. AWESOME. Joey was enamored by all the different areas the museum had. He especially loved the trains and the water area. I'm pretty sure we could spend an entire day there without him getting bored.
Joey and Neal went on the Father's and Son's Campout with our ward, and they had a blast. He still asks if he can go camping with dad again. He was pretty excited when we got to go up to the mountains again for Memorial Day. Hunter loved having me to himself for a whole 24 hours. Joey was so tired when he came home, though. He's never fallen asleep at the table before, but he did the night they came home.
The boys and I came down with a pretty nasty respiratory virus (Neal, of course, didn't get it). Neal was working A LOT during the week that I was sick, so my kind parents came and stole Joey for a night so I could get more rest and try to recuperate, and be able to help Hunter get better by giving him the attention that he needed. It was so helpful to have them take Joey for a night, and I'm so grateful that we live close to family so they can help us when we need it.
For Memorial Day we went up to Hermit Park with Neal's family, and had a really enjoyable time. Joey loved being able to get dirty and play with his cousins. We saw three moose while we were up there. It's so nice too see the moose population thriving in Colorado. We also enjoyed flying kites, exploring around the cabin, sitting by the campfire, and I even got a nap ;)
June's going to be another crazy, busy month for us, and I look forward to all the summer has to bring!
