Catch up-May

May meant many things for the Pates…
*It brought the first night EVER that the Pates and Quinces were able to go out to dinner. In all of the years we’ve been friends (4 years), we have never been able to go out together…with our without kids. We had a great night going to Pappacitos and bowling. I’ll admit that while we had a blast, it took a few minutes for us to get into the groove–we hardly knew what to do with ourselves at dinner without kids!



Missy and Julie




Yes...somehow the Quinces beat the Pates in bowling. Their extravagant winnings...



Carson and Daddy...





May brought the end of another school year (my 6th)…Carson said goodbye to some of the special people in his life: Susan who played with him the mornings that I came to school early, Grace, a 7th grader who played with him during faculty meetings, and Melanie, who took care of him on the days that Tony was working at the police department.

Susan....


Grace....


Melanie...


*May also brought my parents for a quick visit over Memorial Day weekend. We went to dinner, grilled out, and enjoyed our visit. The highlight was Carson’s first visit to the pool and Coyboy's Stadium!

...exhausting, but fun :-)