Happy May!

Only two more weeks of school! It doesn't seem possible. We will have a graduate on our hands! I have loved being part of Jack's class this year. He has grown up so much. I'm so thankful for a school that teaches so many good things and backs up what we do here at home. Ava still asks multiple times a day where Jack is and wants to go get him whenever we go anywhere. They really love each other, and that's fun to see.

We are proud of Jack for getting 2nd place in his Awana Sparks group. He finished his book, reviewed his book, finished an extra workbook and reviewed that too. He worked hard and won a gift card. He bought a large super hero Legos set. He also sang in the choir for the school Patch the Pirate play. I love hearing him sing the songs around the house.

Anywhere we go, Ava calls it somebody's house. Church is Judy's house, our friend who devotes much time and love to them. Metro Women's Center is Tupee's house. Tupee is the assistant there. And then of course, there's mama and papa's house, (for both sets of grandparents). And mommy/daddy house for ours. She finally has said a few more names, Nana for Nancy, Bent for Brent, and A'a for Ava. I love her little personality which really is quite funny at home. She keeps it mostly for us to see but is getting a lot more outgoing and says hi to everyone in any store which she calls, "oh dis (this) house."
We had to get onto Jack a while ago for answering us with "ok ok" instead of a respectful answer. Ava picked it up, but hers is a very excited OK OK when we ask her to do something, so we are letting that go for now. It's pretty cute.

We are still waiting for spring. I keep thinking with each new winter storm warning that this has to be the last one, but at least there is green grass now and buds on my favorite tree! I can't believe Mother's Day is next week! It sort of crept up on us partly because of the bad weather I think. We are looking forward to all being together. And today we are getting together for a Kentucky Derby party a fun recent tradition for our family. We use any excuse to get together for a party! So happy derby day!