{ a first-day-of-May happy list}

Things making me smile today-

• Katie stood on her own, without holding on to anything, for about twenty seconds this morning.
• I got to spend some extra time with my big girl today. The circumstances are not great- poor Gracie's allergies are just awful and she had an appt. with our pediatrician this morning with a verdict of infected eyes and ears along with a bright red sore throat-  but it was nice to get some special time with her. 
• Drew's preschool drop off this morning was perfect. Not a single moment of hesitation on his part...he just walked right in and started playing.
• Three weeks from tomorrow is the last day of school for the year! 
• Ben's hammock is back out for the season and the kids have been using it every chance they get. Luke got off the school bus yesterday and wanted to know if he could go take a turn in the hammock. Gracie had a friend over on Sunday and they spent at least an hour in there talking and swinging. Even Katie seems to love it and gets really still and quiet when she is in it. 
• This post is my 998th post on this blog. I am so thankful that I have this blog and that I have made blogging kind of a habit for myself. My memory stinks and I know I would have forgotten half of the memories I've recorded on here if they weren't written down. It makes me so very happy to look back on older pictures and stories of the kids. 

Hope your day is bringing you happiness too!