The theme of this month was definitely parties, parties, and more parties. And, what better reason to celebrate than the best guy in the world turning the big 4-0! More on that later. The first weekend in May was my first attempt at a mud run. We joined a handful of our good friends and kiddos for a morning of getting down and dirty at the Montessori Mudstacle in Hickory. From slip n’ slides, tree stump hopping, and diving into mud pools to scaling walls, navigating on innertubes across a pond, and trenching through thick ravines of mud where you risk your shoes coming off, it was incredible! Brayden and…