I’ll start with the May update as I simply have been neglecting my blogging duties! In early May, I was delighted to have a girl’s night up at Quincy’s cabin in Estes Park. Lisa, Quincy and I headed up there on a Saturday afternoon for some relaxation and a nice dinner out. 
When I got up there, I was impressed as it was a genuine fishing cabin from back in the day. Her grandfather built it as a fishing cabin and thus it had an outhouse, etc. They have since installed electricity and running water and a toilet!! But rustic is the key word I should use when describing this charming and quaint little place. 
We went for a mini-hike and the girls weren’t prepared to run into the wild life behind the cabin in the back 40!! We ran into a snake and both the girls howled as they were so frightened by a little nonpoisonous garter snake. It was hilarious to see them shriek like little girls! I tried to find it to pick it up and really make them nervous knowing that would set them into a frenzy but I decided it was in my best interest not to tease the girls with a little snake. I always go to sleep first so who knows what prank they would pull on me if I flung a snake in their direction. So we came back to the cabin for a little R&R and then headed out to eat. I was out like a light before 10pm and up by 7am…I love the fact that I can’t sleep in anymore thanks to my wee ones! In the attached pictures, you can see the homemade corral that Quincy’s grandfather made her, the converted ice cream truck that now serves as a shed, the fire pit and other scenic photos. 
In May, I also remember sitting in bed with Eban and he looked up at me and said, “Mama, I’m going to give you a ring.” And it was out of nowhere so I asked if it was a diamond ring like in the song we sing. He shook his head with an adamant no and said, “NO SILLY, a Hot Wheels ring.” I told him that would be the best ring ever. How cute!
We also started to put in our deck so we’ve been spending a lot of time outdoors watching the progress. The boys have loved watching the men in the yard! We have also been playing a lot of baseball in the backyard and Eban pretends he's Benny from the movie, The Sandlot. He also calls Seamus The Beast and Seamus simply lops next to him while they play. Jack still uses his pacifier so I’m hoping this goes away by the time he’s two. Eban now will find Jack and say, “Jack, will you play with me?” And little Jack will say, “YEAH!” And the two boys will trot off to play together. I love hearing that…it’s just the best.
JWU’s school year ended and it was sad to see many of the students go off into the world. I was close to many of these students and I will simply miss them. Ryan has been BUSY at work and finishing the year at DU. My next update will be the mid-May update which includes Thornton Fest, Eban and Jack's first volunteer activity and others...just wanted to get something new up in the interim! THE CUTEST VIDEO OF JACK, EBAN and LITTLE SEAMUS
