May Flowers

Happy May!

And a Happy Kazakhstan People's Unity Day (May 1st) and Victory Day (May 9th).

May has been a busy month for us and now it's almost June. May 1st we celebrated our anniversay and Bill's retirement from the Navy Reserve. May 23rd was the last day of school and we enjoyed a relatively quiet Memorial Day weekend at home.

We celebrated the weekend with a cookout, a pool party, and some yard work to take care of the flowers we planted last month. With all the rain we've had, they're doing pretty good too!


Along with the rain, we put a little fertilizer on the flowers and bushes and they're growing like crazy. So are the kids! Since October David has grown 2 1/4 inches and Kate has grown 1 3/4 inches.

In addition to putting on a few inches, they're both filling out and very athletic. David wrapped up a great baseball season and was recognized as the team's outstanding rookie. Kate enjoyed her basketball season as one of the team's top scorers and could hardly wait for softball to begin.

Here she is, back-peddling to make a catch. All the time spent playing catch with David has paid off! Both David and Kate were happy school was over, but happier yet for all the summer activities and sports get-togethers. David is anxiously awaiting baseball and swimming lessions while Kate is looking forward to tennis and swimming.






Until then, we're all just "chillin' out" and sliding in a little humor!