It's time for my May favorites list and I'm excited to share this one with you!  I'm so so glad to finally be in the warmer months and can't wait for summer, but in the meantime I'm going to enjoy every last bit of spring I possibly can.

One of my favorite events to go to in May is the Greater St. Louis Book Fair.  My mom and I stumbled upon this little gem several years ago when we were in town for a music competition, and we've tried to go back each year since.  Each spring, thousands of used books take over the Macy's parking garage and are priced to move with proceeds going to non-profit education and literacy programs.  People literally line up to get first dibs on these books and you have to fight the crowds all weekend.  It's fantastic!




Speaking of books, May is also the start of the summer reading program at our library.  I signed Katherine and myself up again this year with hopes that I'll actually get through mine.  Katherine completed her program in record time because we read books to her constantly and go to weekly story time.  While I started strong last year, I only finished 4.5 of 6 books.  I got stuck on book 5 and never recovered.  It's a lot harder to read once you have a child.  If only they'd let adults count the number of books we read to our kids.  Anyway, I'm hoping to complete my program this summer.  Are you trying to decide what to read this summer?  Here's a fun quiz to take to help you decide!  





I recently started using products from The Honest Co. and I'll have to say, this is probably my new favorite product line.  I first bought the bubble bath for Katherine because I wanted a bubble bath that wasn't too fragrant and wouldn't irritate her skin.  I loved it and went back to buy other bath products for her.  Then I started using the multi-surface cleaner.  These products smell great, but don't have a strong fake scent.  I'll also say that the organic healing balm is great for really dry skin.  My hands are always super dry and putting the healing balm on them at night before bed has helped tremendously.  


 

Angie's has done it again with Boom Chicka Puff cheese puffs.  I've mentioned Angie's popcorn a few times before in different posts, but this is the first non-popcorn product I've tried.  I'm not really a cheese puff fan, but on a whim I picked up a bag of Boom Chicka Puff (nacho cheese) at Target the other day.  They are really, really good.  They don't have a heavy "Cheetos" flavor and no harsh fake "cheese" color that sticks to your hands.  Katherine loved them too so that's even better.  She literally couldn't stop smiling when she was eating them.

What is your favorite thing about spring?