The first weekend of May was a full and happy one. Warmth and sun provided lots of outside play with nature and friends.
Some of it was welcome, like this gracious toad, who amused the boys for several hours before he was released to continue on his way, wherever he was headed.
Hopefully he wasn't headed for this guy....
Yes, that's right, it wouldn't be May without a snake sighting. This time IN A TREE. Nice. Now not only do I need to remember to look down as I walk, but also up, for fear that one could drop out of the branches right onto my head.
I swear I would die a thousand deaths.
Look what happened to my boy's mouth. Man, that is one huge gaping hole.
This was the first sight that met my eyes the minute they opened this morning. He was standing by my bedside overflowing with excitement.
I screamed out loud.
It felt like someone had come in the night and snatched up my boy only to replace him with this k.i.d. I was torn between excitement for him and overwhelming sadness that my baby boy's smiling face has been forever altered.
Look at these guys who now don fresh haircuts at the tender age of 4 months. They were working the comb-over so bad I just couldn't take it any longer. Now they look like shrunken up old men. But come on, the tie-dye, those are some cool old men!
Some other things that made us incredibly happy this weekend were...
The familiar sounds of the ice cream man as he surprised us with his first visit of the season on Friday evening.
Rediscovering the joy that is Nestle Tollhouse pan cookies...all of the yum for about a third of the work.
The arrival of strawberry season in the Carolinas. We got our first gallon on Friday. Nothing beats the amazing taste of fresh, local berries. Yippie, bring on the pie!
Hope your weekend was a good one too!
