This sweet boy turned 7 today!

He really is the most thoughtful, kind kid I know. He adores his baby sister and is always thinking about other people (for example, today he based his birthday lunch selection on which restaurant Adam would like to eat at).

So it was nice to celebrate and spoil this amazing kid today.

He picked a peanut butter cup ice cream cake for today.

The candles couldn’t stick in the frozen topping, so I mom-Gyvered a fix with some cookies. Luke thought it made his cake even more awesome.

Happy Birthday Luke-Luke, you give the absolute best hugs and I am so lucky that I get to be your mom.

Each of the kids picked a horse for the Belmont Stakes today (they did it for the Kentucky Derby and Preakness too). Maggie was devastated when her horse didn’t win the Preakness (there were tears).

She had better luck today.

I’m never taking this girl to the races, I’d go broke.

The boys both attended Camp Invention again this year. It was Adam’s third year and Luke’s second.

They participated in a variety of activities. Each camper was given a robotic dog. The dogs didn’t work, so the kids took them apart, diagnosed the problem, fixed the pup up, and then adopted and decorated them.

They designed mini mansions and outfitted them with gadgets and LEDs.

Each camper also got an Optibot. It’s a self-driving bot that senses changes in light.

They did a lot of fun things this week, so rather than me talking about it, I figured I’d let them.

The girls and I walked to the playground near our house yesterday for a picnic lunch. It’s a little over half a mile away and Maggie did really well (she did get a little tired on the way back, but she walked it all).

Of course I had to try to get a nice picture of the girls, since they looked so cute.

Maggie loved pushing Annie on the swing.

I’m pretty sure Annie could have hung out in the swing all day.

Oh you know, just keeping up with the Joneses.

Last Saturday, we made our first trip to the pool.

Annie loved it.

On Sunday, we went to see a play, “Camelot and Camelittle.” It was really cute.

Not as cute as this little bird though.

Last Friday the kids and I participated in a walk to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s at our local mall.

At the end of the walk (which took us about an hour), they got cupcakes.

Dave got there right when we finished the walk and was able to have lunch with us.

It was a nice way to spend the morning.

While we were in New York, the boys got some golf cart driving lessons.

We also had an early birthday party for Luke.

He asked for a peanut butter cup Peanuts cake. So that’s what he got.

Luke doesn’t normally get to celebrate his birthday with his little cousins, so it was really nice.

And this final picture has nothing to do with golf carts or birthdays, but it’s the last one I wanted to share from May.

Maggie, Annie, and George/Fruity all got matching PJs. If they made them for adults, I’d have a pair too.

Last month Maggie, my mom, my Aunt Cathy, and I all had our hair cut to donate. Between the four of us, we donated 39 inches of hair to be made into wigs for children with hair loss, in memory of my dad.

Maggie was so excited to go to the salon and jumped right up to get her hair cut first.

I think she was a little nervous when she saw her braid. She had ten inches cut off.

She loved getting her hair cut though (and making silly faces at herself in the mirror).

And she loves her new hair, especially swishing it around her face when it’s down. She’s told me a couple of times that she misses her braids, but that she is glad that someone without hair will be able to use her hair.

My mom was next. Looking at the pictures, I think she might have had the second longest hair (after Maggie). She and I had gone back and forth for a while on whose hair was longer, so I’ll officially concede here.

Another great cut! She donated ten inches too.

Then it was my turn.

Snip, snip, snip!

My Aunt Cathy had the shortest hair to start, but still managed to donate 8 inches.

Super cute!

And here we all are with our new hair cuts.

They all turned out fantastic!

Stacy held down the fort with the rest of the kids while we were at the salon. She had Adam, Luke, and my nephews color pictures for Maggie telling her how proud they were.

I’m pretty proud of her too.

One of my kids’ favorite things to do at my parents’ house is ride the vehicles around the yard. My goal this summer is to get a good picture of all 7 grandchildren in them. This was my first attempt when we were there last month.

There are enough vehicles for each kid to have their own (with one or two spares). Annie is all for getting her own.