Saturday, July 31, 2010

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Those of you who know us well know that yard work is not high on our list of priorities. We have a service who cares for the yard and other than talking with them a few times per year, that about covers it. Our yard apathy is so great that we literally turned in our yard debris barrel several years ago because we never used it. Ever.

Well, this summer, we were both motivated to get our hands dirty and do some landscaping for a small corner of our yard. Not sure why. (Others seem to think we are ill or have been taken over by aliens of some kind.) Either way, we had a small area in the back yard that used to be grass surrounded by a bed of roses. Well, the deer who wander through the yard eat the roses and we killed off the grass when the play structure went in two years ago. So, we've had a patch of dirt with some sticks in it just waiting for us. At the beginning of the summer, it was surrounded by a rock wall in back, as well as LOTS of wild strawberry and ferns.



I worked for more hours that I expected necessary to remove the dying roses, wild strawberries and cut back the ferns. We then met with a local nursery that offers free landscape design services.

They gave us drawings and some direction.


T's folks came and helped. His Mom watched the kids while his Dad dug most of the holes for planting.


Voila!


And that is how I spent my summer vacation!

Monday, July 26, 2010

Summer Toes

When the baby sitter mentioned that B was jealous when G got to have clear polish on her toes last week, I explained that he can have whatever color he wants on his toe nails. Any guesses what color he chose?

Monday, July 5, 2010

Happy Independence Day!


Yes, we wore the matching t-shirts in pubic. No one said a word to me, but apparently, T was able to "blame his wife" when others made comments to him. Oh well. I thought it was cute.

And since we haven't seen the sun shine in months, you can tell our eyes couldn't handle the bright light and we all look squinty for the pictures.

Sunday, July 4, 2010

A New Grin

B lost his first tooth yesterday while munching on blueberries at a BBQ. Seemed rather all American to lose it this weekend. Maybe because it makes me think of my childhood. Regardless, his smile is a little roomier today.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Princess G

Last weekend I had the pleasure of escorting G to a Princess Extravaganza at the local rec center. Please note that her outfit represents 3 separate Princesses: Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella & Princess Tiana.

Summer Sports

B finished his 3-day golf camp today. He really enjoyed it and learned a few things, too.

He also started t-ball tonight. With his first at bat, he sent the ball several feet past his opponents. He took off running for first, but got confused. Instead of stopping at the base, he kept on running - chasing the ball. It was ADORABLE (and if family legends are true, much like his father when he played little league a few years ago.)

My mom has always said that a great cure for a bad day is to go watch a t-ball game. She might just be on to something...