May 2013, Part I – Out Of Their Minds Design

May 1st, Nina enjoys a popsicle on the porch. It’s the little things. 🙂 See this image larger.

What? The classic hands-on-the-chin pose? Are you trying to be a model now? See this image larger.

Meanwhile, hey you’re still cute too. How’s your spring? Good. Good. See this image larger.

Ian shows off the tools it takes to play… golf-hockey? See this image larger.

Hey, take some notes from your sister, that’s only a half-smile. See this image larger.

May 3rd, Nina’s big cardiologist appointment. Given that the previous visit had been all about tears and fears, Melissa and I did our best to prepare Nina for this visit. See this image larger.

She was brave! See this image larger.

So very brave, and even smiled! The appointment went well… still holding off on anything major for now. See this image larger.

May 4th, playing nice together at home. See this image larger.

May 5th was sunglasses day for these guys… inside… See this image larger.

outside… See this image larger.

good times! See this image larger.

Our tree is pretty. See this image larger.

The kids’ Zumba workout lasted 6 grueling songs, but they got through it. 😉 See this image larger.

I don’t even know. Kids being kids. See this image larger.

First one to do such and such gets to say they were first! See this image larger.

Tree still pretty. See this image larger.

I pulled down all of the horrible growth on the right side of the hill, but not yet the left. Eventually I did the whole thing. I’m not sure it is worth it. The neighbors to the west of us do it and it looks great, but they don’t have such a slope. See this image larger.

Have you met Seth? See this image larger.

It must be another dinner at Cinco! See this image larger.

There’s a point at which you can smile too much, I think. See this image larger.

Elmo photobomb! See this image larger.

May 6th, pigtails! What did you build there? Looks like… a space giraffe wrench. See this image larger.

Look she knows she’s adorable. We’re in trouble. See this image larger.

I don’t think that’s a rude gesture, the sleeve hides it well. See this image larger.

May 8th, Melissa is raising a couple tree-huggers. See this image larger.

May 11th, Mommy trained for a great big run held on this day in the wee hours of the morning. The kids and I stayed home but showed our support as much as we could. This was what she was greeted with when she walked through the door! See this image larger.

May 12th, Ian during children’s time at church. I think this was the time when he hadn’t rehearsed anything because Ian wasn’t in the sunday school class… so he made it up as he went along, following everybody else. He did well, and in some corner of my brain I sighed and said “Another life-skill learned.” See this image larger.

Mother’s Day card – Nina’s awesome signature… at 3 years old!!! See this image larger.

May 16th, Grandma Sue got Nina a Wonder Woman little people set with an invisible plane. I know you probably can’t see it. It’s there though. See this image larger.

Just playin’. See this image larger.

I like this shot. 🙂 See this image larger.

May 18th, Ian anxiously awaits my return from lawn mowing so that we could continue some adventure, likely in Minecraft or Skylanders. See this image larger.

Black bean soup in a bread bowl? Decimated. See this image larger.