When we got home from France we had so much yard work to do that April soon became May. Our love hate relationship with Spring grew on the hate side as we tackled some HUGE projects (huge for us). But hopefully now that they are done it will make our yard care more low maintenance. We dug out all of the grass migrating in the flower beds and put down a grass barrier and wood chips. South Jordan had a rebate deal for drought tolerant plants and we were able to take advantage of that and we planted a few lilac bushes, a tree, and some other plants. We put in our vegetable garden and Jefferson was a helper with it all and was rewarded with lots of walks in his favorite car and trips to the park where he discovered a new love of running down the hill. It was hard exhausting work but our yard is looking great!
In April we were also able to go to the annual Jefferson Easter egg hunt and I threw a shower for our friend Caro & James and baby to be,
In May we celebrated Brad's birthday with the usual Tai cuisine. He is such a good loving daddy and husband. Happy 36th!
May brought some rainy days this year and on one of those days Angie and Dixie came over for a pajama breakfast party. We even made a fort and Jefferson and Dixie helped make waffles.
Angie and Dixie went on a nature walk and gave us these beauty's, We will plant them in the fall and hopefully they will come up next year.
We took Jefferson to his first ever Living Traditions and he loved the food- the basque churros especially. This year we discovered Arancini di Riso- delicious!
We took a walk up to the lake and discovered the daisy's had bloomed.
The day after Jefferson's 18 month exam and shots he started breaking out in a rash then hives. We weren't sure if it was just a reaction to the shots or an allergic reaction and took him in to find out. The instacare doc said it was a reaction to the shots and gave him a steroid. The next 2 days the rash continued to spread so we took him in to see his pediatrician and he diagnosed it as chicken pox. So poor little Jefferson had to be quarantined the last part of May and was not the happiest camper.
Jefferson is now 18 months and an active little toddler. He is eating on his own and loving to read books. His favorite book is Moo Baa La La La and he wants it read to him dozens of times each day. His expressive skills have picked up and he is saying lots of words. His preschool teacher said he understands when she talks in English and in Spanish. His favorite food is pizza (though he doesn't get it too often) and string cheese. We can't say cheese without him then expecting a cheese. His favorite place to go is the park and he loves long walks. He loves walking in mamas slippers and having dance parties.
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