Mother's Day was great! We took Grandma Sally and Grandpa Howard to brunch at Featherstones, a wonderful little restaurant near us. The food was fantastic and we ate until we were stuffed. And Mark bought me a 2lb bag of Gummy Bears!
Grandpa Howard fixed the training wheels on Olivia's bike so she could tear up the highway. She gets to bike at his house because his driveway is flat and long, unlike our driveway which has an almost 35-40 degree slope downhill. She'd shoot down the driveway, across the street and end up in the neighbor's kitchen if she tried that at home. 
It was warm enough to run thru the sprinkler and Olivia loved it. But she was pooped out by the end of the day. A snuggle with daddy and the puppies was in order. Poor daddy! By the time he gets home from work, he is even more tired than Olivia. He's getting his girlish figure back, tho! Constantly running at work will do that to you...
Olivia participated in her gymnastics performance night and had a ball. She loves her teacher, Miss Yolanda. Yolanda is great with all the kids. They don't get away with anything, but they have a great time and love the class. I'm looking forward to Miss Yolanda working with Brooke later this year. Here is Olivia with Miss Yolanda and her ribbon and medal...
..........................................and Mark...
.........................................and mom...
Then we said goodbye to Grandma Sally and Grandpa Howard as they embark on "Summer Oddessy 2009" and drive to Minnesota for the summer with their two over-sized dogs and a 36' trailer. At least they aren't heading to Alaska again. Grandpa Howard is going to try to Skype this year! Whoo-hoo! Brother Dave, SIL Carol, Garrett and Ivey came to say farewell the night before take-off.
Olivia loves her Uncle Dave, mostly because he's still a kid himself...
Ha! He doesn't know about the blog yet - let's see if he catches this one after he looks...
Olivia's last day of preschool is tomorrow. She had her End of Year party Wednesday and it was alot of fun! We'd had a cold snap, but it warmed up again just in time for the Luau. Here she is with "her boyfriend" Ryan. Apparently she has told EVERYONE Ryan is her boyfriend and he's ok with it. She announces it each day at class and he's gotten used to it. She doesn't harrass him, so I guess it's ok... And she's been consistent - he is her boyfriend because she loves his hair... 
Here's the class goofing for the cameras...
She loved the bubble machine most of all and spent almost the entire party chasing the bubbles...
And here she is with Miss Leslie. I can only hope her new Pre-K teacher will be as good. Olivia loves Miss Leslie and I don't think she understands their time together has come to an end. There will be tears this summer...
Here's just a cute shot of Olivia and Smoochy snuggled in together. Smoochy is happy as long as he can touch a human, especially in the comfort of a warm bed. He's got a tough life... ;)
I end this update on a very sad note. Our youngest kitty, Lola, has disappeared. She's too smart to get lost (she found her way home after accidentally taking a ride with a neighbor out of the subdivision), so we fear the worst - that she was caught by a coyote. We never see him, but we have seen signs that he is around (not at our house, but down the street where there are some woods). We were being very careful with all the cats - they have to come in while it's still light, as coyotes are nocturnal. And Lola never strayed near his turf. But apparently that didn't matter. I still hope she'll appear, but it's been 4 days and we're slowly facing reality. She was a wondeful, playful, sweet little kitty and we will miss her. Even the dogs are looking for her, since she was considered "the 4th Boston".
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