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By Sarah
Grandpa and the 6 of us went bowling around K's birthday.  We had been busy cleaning the house when he mentioned if we got done early enough perhaps we could bowl.  He had been thinking of the Wii game, but my children thought about the real deal and I'm glad they did.  It was so such a good time!
We impromptu made a trip down to Denver when we found out my old friend Nicole was in the state.  We ate lunch at Ikea & made it to the DMN&S to visit the new Discovery Zone.  Soon after we found out Nicole was engaged -- I'm glad she had warned me in person.  I used to be her babysitter, so I would have had to get all protective otherwise.  (:
Due to a birthday party of church friend, AH, we swam at R pool for the first time.  It is a great little pool for great little children.  D says he wants to have his next birthday celebration there.  I'm down with that.

Our big girl turned 7 years old!  She chose to have a big birthday party for the first time since she was 1 year old.  It was a Monster High theme with slime, perler beads, a piñata, cake and friends.  Having 11 girls at our house was so much fun.  M & K are already planning their next parties.

The most special part of K's 7th birthday was that Aunt A fulfilled K's dream of having a cousin at her party by driving 8 hours to be here.  E and A are so lovable and fun!  It would be hard to find a nicer aunt on the planet.  Thanks again, A!
My mom finally got to enjoy her Mother's Day present of tickets to the Shakespeare festival.  This year the comedy was the Merry Wives of Windsor set in the 1960s and we laughed so hard.  I'm already excited for next year!

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