May was good to us.  A little hectic at times, but chock-full of joy.  Outside of the trips to Whidbey and the mountains and Portland, there was a lot of good stuff happening close to home.

There were backyard BBQs and post-dinner walks with buddies…

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There was one glorious 80-degree day at the beach:

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There were a couple of pretty great bicycle Sundays at Lake Washington Boulevard with our crew:

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There were some very productive afternoons in the yard with my little helper:

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And there was the celebration of buddy N’s third birthday this past Friday, with cake and balloons and a wild rumpus at Wiggleworks!

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(photo by La Verne)

And then, because that kid is a party animal, a second celebration on Memorial Day for Mr. N, complete with a Snoqualmie steam engine ride and pizza and cupcakes and giggles, oh my!

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June, you’ve got some big shoes to fill.