All of May at once!

Well, the month of May was quite crazy so this is the first chance I've had to update the blog.  Let's start with Mother's Day.  My mom was here and we went strawberry picking and to the park.  The girls were great at picking strawberries.  They didn't squish too many, didn't eat any off the ground (though they tried), and had a great time pointing out the best ones and putting them in the basket.

"You'll have to talk to my agent, but she's on the phone right now."

At the park Samantha got very adventurous.  She really doesn't seem to be afraid of much, which I guess is why her knees and shins are always such a mess.  Catherine is much more skittish at trying new things.  However, once she sees Samantha trying it, she'll do it, including the big slide (which on second thought was too big).

It is hard to see, but Samantha is trying to wave.

When our school ordered caterpillars we got some too and had a wonderful time with them.  The girls loved to check on them, and Dave couldn't believe how quickly they grew.  Once we got the cocoons into their new home it wasn't nearly that interesting, nothing was moving around.  But, when they hatched, holy cow it was so exciting!  They showed the butterflies to everyone, including holding the phone up to the container so my dad could 'see' them.  I was surprised when we released them that they didn't want to hold them.

Then we went to the beach.  Dave showed the girls how to bury themselves and Catherine was a great help with that.  The first day Sam spent playing in the sand, didn't really go into the water until it was time to rinse off and go.  Then she suddenly remembered how much she liked it and didn't want to leave.  The next morning we told her where we were going and she wouldn't let it drop.  She tried to get Dave towels and keys so we could go.  Then she put her suit on over her jammies!  She couldn't wait to get there and spent most of the time in the water.

We filled our time in between with lots of reading and bouncing and building and adorable faces and singing and dancing.  Samantha spends a lot of time entertaining others when we are out with her dance moves, especially at the Cuban restaurant playing salsa music.  Catherine, on the other hand, loves to sing and often repeats as many words in a song as she can.  The best part is that when we play "Sweet Caroline" and she hears "touching me" she hears "touching knee" and that's what she does.  It is hilarious!  More to come, and hopefully more often because I'll be out for the summer, woo hoo!