May 2023...

 

...May memories are just beginning...

...As always, our Oklahoma weather is showing its craziness...

...The temps are running up and down the thermometer...

...Just ready for normal May weather w/out the tornadoes...

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...the Junies are starting their last month of school on a field trip to the OK Aquarium...

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...a Nonni day, so it was an early dinner on the patio @ Napa Flatts...

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...Elite dance party...

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...the Aqua Dental office ready to take on Key West, FL...

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...our lil' bunny got a part of KW when her momma got home...

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...Mrs. Moore's 1st grade class in charge of Rise & Shine...

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...1st night of JeanAnn's recital @ Bristow's Freeland Center...

...One of Paul's grands, Clara...

...quick pic w/ one of my great friends, actually my principal...

...we retired together the same year...2016!...

...my workout partner now...

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...Soccer Saturday...

...in position to play...

...So sweet when they share the love of the game...

...lil' M is not feeling good, so she pulled out...

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...each girl made $10.00 on their lemonade stand in their neighborhood...

...total $60.00...WOW!!!

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...overnight w/ Poppi & Nonni...

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...2nd night of JeanAnn's Recital...

...We only watched until intermission...

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...Paul w/ another grand, Lucy...Clara's sister...

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...flower bouquets the littles cut for Nonni...

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Mom's 90th birthday...

...Losing a mother is one of the deepest sorrows a heart can know...

...But her goodness, her caring, and her wisdom live on like a legacy of love that

will always be with us!  

...Love and miss you, Mom! 💓

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...trophy night @ dance...

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...just another bug to love...

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...Teacher Appreciation Day...

...They loved their 1st grade teacher, Mrs. Moore...

...Just as our bunny loved her @ JW in the 1st grade...

...Flowers for Mrs. Rubach, the bunny's 3rd grade teacher...

...Plus, it's crazy hair day and pajama day combined...

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Dad's death anniversary...😢

...It's been 15 years...😢 (May 12, 2008)...

...Remembering my dad on this day, as I do everyday...

...The most important person to ever touch my life...

..Love you, Dad...💓

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...Soccer Saturday...

...So happy the Junies love soccer...

...The vast benefits coupled with the limited number of drawbacks makes soccer the 

perfect sport to introduce to young kids...

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...It's Bristow's Tabouleh Festival, and I got lucky to run into my sweet niece, Katie,

and her husband, Kyle, and their 2 adorable boys...

...They live in Tulsa, however, she enjoys visiting Bristow on special occasions...

...Paul and I were so excited to see them...

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Mother's Day...

...My beautiful girls with their littles on their 1st Mother's Day...

...Ali with the Junies in 2017...

...Linz with the bunny in 2014...

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My heart is full..💓💓💓💓💓.xoxo! Mom

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...Celebrating w/ brunch @ Waterfront ...

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...finished our time together browsing through Mayfest until it began to rain...

...the snake man...

...the Junies aren't fearful of anything...😜

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...this pic was put on the Mother's Day Mayfest instagram...

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...It was beginning to sprinkle, but we couldn't pass up the Route 66 piano...

(...somehow Poppi wasn't in our Mayfest pics, but he was there...)

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...FYI:  The first Mother's Day was proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson

on May 9, 1914...He asked Americans on that day to give a public "thank you" to 

all mothers...

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...the bunny's morning drop off w/ her momma...

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...a quick visit to the office...

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...Camp Learn A Lot...

...working in centers during their camp...

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...Freedom's Field Day...

...Tug of War against the boys...Girls Rule!!...💗

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Junie's last day of school...

...w/ their principal, Mrs. Owens, aka: their momma...

,,,their classroom awards...

...last day of school dinner @ Napa Flatts w/ their momma...

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...Our bunny is still in school until June 1st...

..Today she brought home this piece of art she did in class.

...Nonni thinks it's really cool...

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...getting our terrace ready for summer...

...Next, Poppi will be working on getting the pool open...YAY!...

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...the littles came down for an overnight...

...their bonus was getting to see Ralph & Trudy, who they adore...

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...Ali having a night out w/ friends eating at The French Hen and 

going to the BOK to see Lizzo....

(Lizzo, I ask...???  Well, my hubby was the one who told me!  Am I getting

old or what?  However, he is older...IDK!!)

...Great picture, Girls!...

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...the bunny was so proud of what Nichol did to her hair...

...this Nonni was in shock...

...but, it's so cute for the end of school vibes...

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...the 4th pic is a classmate they saw on the Aquarium playground...

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...Dinner @ Crossroads Cookery in Sapulpa. w/ Ralph & Trudy before they

head back to California...

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...The Junies love all things outdoors...

...so their momma picked up a roadside turtle...🐢

...After keeping it a few days, they let it go...

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...the bunny taking cupcakes to school to celebrate her summer birthday...

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...a Nonni pick up day and dance...

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...Joes's Strawberry Farm...

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...early pic up for a dermatologist appointment...

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...their momma made angle food cake using Momo's recipe and 

they waited until the bunny got home from school to eat it...YUM!

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...helping their next door neighbor's lil' girl get familiar w/ the sprinkler...

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...the bunny w/ her sweet cat...

...one has to look close for Aerial's eyes b/c they blend w/ her fur color...

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...spur of the moment night w/ their dad @ a Driller's Game...

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...Linz catching up w Rachelle in OKC...

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...absorbing their Vitamin D @ the pool...

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...lil. A has lost 8 teeth...

...She lost these 2 within 30 minutes of each other...

...She bit into this pear and her tooth stuck into it...

...The other tooth she pulled out on her own...

...Luckily, the tooth fairy was ready...

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Memorial Day...

...Memorial  Day is not simply a day off...It's a day to remember that others paid for

every free breathe you ever get to take.  It is a day to remember freedom isn't free!...

...It is a day to remember every fallen soldier!

...Bristow City Cemetery Veterans's Memorial Service...

...(throwback pic from 2018)...

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...a Nonni day...

...they both started on their summer reading challenge...

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...Uhmm...Lately, every morning Linz has had these DUCKS hanging out...

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...ending the month w/ a lot of cousin time...

...playing soccer in the backyard...

...step by step drawing animals...

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...using the sleeping porch for their activities today...

...dinner @ Boomerang...

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...Tomorrow will be June 1st, the bunny's last day of 3rd grade...

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In closing this month,   Be the things you loved most about the

                                  people who are gone!!  

...In loving memory forever in our hearts, 

today and everyday!!💓💓

        xoxo!  Five Acre Woods

...Throwback pics...

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...2018...

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...2021...

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