May Day Deliveries

As many have commented, the celebration of May Day is close becoming extinct. I looked up the meaning on Wikepedia so you all can know one of the meanings of May Day. hope you all had a great day!! We sure did.

The day was a traditional summer holiday in many pre-Christian European pagan cultures. While February 1 was the first day of Spring, May 1 was the first day of summer; hence, the summer solstice on June 25 (now June 21) was Midsummer. In the Roman Catholic tradition, May is observed as Mary's month, and in these circles May Day is usually a celebration of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In this connection, in works of art, school skits, and so forth, Mary's head will often be adorned with flowers. Fading in popularity since the late 20th century is the giving of "May baskets," small baskets of sweets and/or flowers, usually left anonymously on neighbors' doorsteps. Here's a couple of shots of our May Day cones. Unfortunately many of the doorknobs did not allow them to be hung. But the kids were pleased with them anyway.

Anna holding up a bunch before soccer practice. I told her she would rather have them taken before she was all sweaty.

Noah is consistent in who he chooses. He has never picked a different family. I'm just glad I really like the family he chooses.

Abby picked my friend Lark. She adores her. We got lucky and they weren't home, so she was able to successfully ding-dong ditch them.

Isaac picked Baby Ellie. She and her parents came for Easter. I'm not 100% sure we didn't get caught there.

The last one the kids walked down to our friends that they love. They have a son that is Abby's age and she wants to marry him. I had to tell her to stop kissing the poor boy.