May has been quite the busy month and it's not over yet! Eric's birthday, Mother's Day, and Carson and Mason's birthday all take place in May, so we have been celebrating with balloons, flowers, and best of all - cake! Eric turned 29 on May 10th, the day before Mother's Day. Ethan brought balloons to the front door for him after we went out to "run errands." He also had his favorite meal, fish and steak tacos from Zaba's, follwed by a mini bundt cake- a Payne birthday tradition!

Ethan was very eager to help his Dad finish his birthday cake!

The next day Ethan showed up on our doorstep again. This time he was carrying the beautiful flowers in the picture. It was a very special Mother's Day for me!

The term 'double trouble' has a lot of meaning in our house right now. Carson is usually the instigator and Mason is always right there to join in. They love getting into the refrigerator and pulling out whatever they can grab. It's kind of hard to stay frustrated when they look so cute!

Thank you to Eric for getting all of the locks put on the cabinets. One day it clicked to Carson that he could open them and pull everything out onto the floor. We were hoping we would get lucky and not have to do the full babyproofing. I don't know what we were thinking....especially with two curious boys!