SNAKES

Seriously, of all things...snakes?! Like, why? Not turtles or frogs? Not even lizards? Snakes! Snakes and this kid go together like peanut butter and jelly.  Snakes calm him so much. 

Maximus after his new book, "Diairy of a Wimpy Kid." It's hilarious!

I eat my friends babies. Only if they're cute. 

As usual, Maximus and May need each other. 

Me and Ari. She's my friend Jess's oldest and we always try to dunk each other in the pool. She's tough. She also makes the kids a mean Mac and cheese. 

Big is Maximus ride of die chick. 

Biggie before bed. She's cute. 

May at a brewery enjoying a sip (or three) of beer. Her favorite! 

May had energy tonight! Let's celebrate this! The day before chemo. 

Her favorite thing is to loaf herself out in the front yard watching her humans play. 

Me and my loaf. 

Me, Dutch Fiona, short Irish Jess and short Tracey. Good times. 

Big loves her "kini". 

And Maximus and Tessa enjoy each other. What a pair. She needs to stop kissing him.  

Tessa's mom (Fiona) loves May. Who doesn't?!

New haircut. Is he 12?

Last week of school with his buddies. 

I nailed it!

"I love the rain because I'm good at jumpin' in puddles!"

I never get tired of these two. Look at them! It's hilarious!

Mr. Boss Man!

Addison and Biggie!

And again!

Bolder Boulder

I did it! 56:40 and had a blast. Here's me after I finished. 

70,000 runners, so I wore these pants for my family to spot me. 

I was actually sprinting here but it looks like I was jogging. This is right before the finish. So much fun!

Missile and Friends

May is always with her human. Always.  

Last Sunday we cancelled plans to go do fun things and focused the entire day around Maximus' napping and eating schedule. And it paid off. He was absolutely incredible during his football game and was focused and driven. They won 12-0. Hey, if that's what it takes. 

Maximus and his neighborhood buddies playing with the snake. This one is for you, mom.  

Trying to stay busy each day during summer break. I took these guys swimming. 

Maximus and Riley. I had a lady say, "I can't tell...are they twins or just brothers?" Not even related!

Maximus had a terrible, terrible migraine last week. After he passed out from vomiting, May got up there. 

Loaf. 

Boulder Creek festival! 

Ingrid and Addison are hilarious. 

May and ten year old Lola. 

Last day of first grade! What a year for this guy. He brings out my best and worst but I've learned so much from him. I hope he always knows that I'm his biggest fan, as I've worked relentlessly for him to be successful. It's so defeating to watch your child struggle, but experiencing the triumphs together make up for it. I can't believe he'll be in second grade!

First Day of Pre-K!

Go Ingrid! She's been on the waiting list for eight months and now she's in at Bal Swan Childrens Center. She goes three mornings a week, there are seven kids in her class and five of them are boys. She tells everyone, "I go to preschool at Bal Fwan." 

Rosie the Tarantula

There you go. My son holding a gigantic spider. I seriously felt like I was going to barf and pass out. Here's him with his buddy's snake: 

Happy Birthday, Big!

Ingrid turned 3! Where did the time go? She got a pretty cake from Whole Foods to eat while she wore her pretty princess castle dress. 

Since she doesn't really have friends, we just invited a bunch of people and their kids. Everyone had a blast. 

Pizza, veggies, cake, a full bar and Hello Kitty decorations. Typical 3rd birthday!

From all the gifts, she was so happy about a broom! 

There she is. Tessa. Oh boy. 

May made sure that balloon didn't go anywhere for an hour. 

RIP Jackie

Yesterday was one year since we lost Goo Goo. The picture on top is a few hours before I had to put her down and the one below was yesterday morning. I don't believe everything happens for a reason, but I do believe in timing. From Jackie's sudden passing, we met May- the runt of her AKC winning mothers litter. The only one that wouldn't sell and the dog I fell in love with. We miss Jackie but I swear, she lives on through May. May does things Bulldogs don't typically do. Continue to rest in peace, Goog. 

Today is April Fools Day. I seriously thought it was a joke when his teacher called me this morning and told me he brought $100 to school. Time to hide his piggy bank.