And Now We Wait . . .

Though most of my month of May was spent sitting around wishing to be un-pregnant, there were some other people around here who managed to have a nice time. Okay, maybe less "nice" than just "not terrible." I will confess that I was not especially enjoyable to be around (after the baby was born, each of the kids individually let me know that not only were they happy to have a little sister, they were also happy to have me not-pregnant). Since there were probably more incidents that are better left unremembered than otherwise, this should be a pretty short post!

Mother's Day! I needed a boost, and I got it from my awesome kids and husband.

All the kids sang The Star-Spangled Banner with Aaron at a Padres game! How cool is that? And we scored awesome Padres hoodies as a gate-gift besides!

Sera got to take her dad with her to LEGOLAND for a field trip, and had a great time sharing him with her friends.

Addy got to sing Carmina Burana with the San Diego Symphony with Kurt-David Masur conducting! She did a great job, and we all enjoyed getting to watch the concert (the children's choir portion was treble only, so Asher wasn't able to sing). The San Diego Union Tribune printed a great review, including the following paragraph: "Masur was aided in no small measure by the orchestra’s best efforts, including a career evening for timpanist Ryan J. Dilisi, who was the motor in music’s most supercharged moments; an alert, consistent showing by the San Diego Master Chorale; a well-trained San Diego Children’s Choir that was as fearless as Masur; and a communicative solo trio of baritone Tyler Duncan, tenor Ryan Belongie and soprano Celena Shafer." You can read the rest of the review here.

Asher and Emerson were able to attend a Fathers and Sons campout that featured, among other things, a zip-line. It was Aaron's first chance to test-run the new 3-room tent he recently got for our family, and it was apparently a great success and the envy of all the other campers.

The kids were stuck at home kind of a lot, so they made their friends come to them.

And finally, there was an absolutely amazing baby shower held for me--I can't even express how grateful I am for the wonderful friends who planned and executed it, nor the wonderful people who attended and made it one of the most memorable evenings of my life. It was themed "Oh the Places You'll Go!" and included the most gorgeous array of international foods and decorations. I have honestly never even been involved in such a lovely event, let alone been at the center of it.

 And now we await the final event!