Lily turns 5!

The kids love going to farm each week!

The kids loves picking strawberries and eating them, especially Max. 

Picking potatoes, Max didn't mind the dirt and tried to eat it straight from being pulled. 

Eating tomatoes, sorry Granny Dot, they can't eat it straight from the vine. 

Lily loves her climbing tree.

Gathering Eggs.

Busy building a train and castle city. 

First day of school for both kids! 

Lily is very excited to be in her new classroom with her teachers Miss Debby and Miss Anissa.  

I finally konmari'd the kid's art closet. This relieved a great amount of stress in my life because of the mess the untidy art closet was.  

My konmari kitchen, it's never looked so clutter free!

Lily had a great birthday. She actually went to her friend Maddie's birthday party, but there was a princess bounce house so it was a fun party to attend if you have to go to a party on your birthday. Then she and Ryan went to the train museum with Jeff, which they were exited about since it can be a bit tricky taking Max there too. They found every little dinosaur and "I Spy" object there was. They had a blast. 

Lily got to choose her gift from my parents and we found a great Minnie Mouse bike from Costco. Lily LOVES it and rides any chance she gets. She rides so confidently and is such a quick learner.

Lily's room was another source of stress in our home because it was always a mess. So one day we worked together during nap time and I asked her if each item sparked joy. We got rid of a lot and the great thing is it has stayed pretty clean since we did this. 

After!

One day we were trying to pass the time while Jeff studied on a Saturday morning and happened upon an art project at the library. Lily was of course in heaven. Funny thing about this art piece is that Lily hung it on our door. One morning Jeff was trying to get dressed with a little peace so he closed our door. He heard Max crying and then all of sudden he started saying, "mmmm." Jeff went to the door and discovered Max eating the cheerios. 

For Lily's birthday all she wanted was to go to Water World. She actually did want a party, but I am not quite ready to do parties yet and she and Ryan loved WW so they were still extremely happy. Max even came for a bit too. They had a lot of fun and to top it off they came home and got to help Mama Baer decorate a cake. Sandy does such an incredible job on her cakes, it is amazing!

And then we ended with a piñata. That was the only other thing Lily wanted for her birthday.