other than our beach trip and our ny trip, we haven’t been doing much this summer. it’s way harder to do things with the treacherous trio that i had ever imagined. i think their age difference plays into that. but, mostly, we just hang out around the house and such. here’s a photo filled post […]
garden/yard
pools and ice cream and bubbles, mostly.
yep. so here’s what’s been happening in our little world lately… hazel had her first swim in a real pool. she was a fan. i also had anna clinging to me like i crazy person, so it made my experience a little overwhelming. but, here’s a pic before anna “joined us”. isaac. he loves the […]
the garden. 2014 edition.
rewind to last summer. all my plants were dying and spindly and sad. i swore i’d never have another garden. or at least this year i wouldn’t. after all, i’d have another kid. and my gardens have been pretty unsuccessful since having any kids. but then. spring came. and we are homeschooling. and the cover […]
when we aren’t on vacation…
we’ve been on vacation for a good chunk of the summer so far. well. just the beach and batavia. but it seems like a lot. anyhow… here’s what’s been going on when we haven’t been traveling… we signed up for free weekday bowling with amf. we’ve only been once, with our pals, the pattisalls, but […]
garden mania.
we were a little late getting our garden rolling this year, but this weekend, we set out to get all of this planted: anna was armed with her new gardening set that she got for her birthday from my parents and jake. the gloves were a little big, but that didn’t slow down her helpful […]
lately…
here’s my feeble attempt to make up for a lack of updates lately… we celebrated paw paw’s (derek’s grampa’s) 93rd birthday this weekend… kids love cupcakes. since it’s 200 degrees everyday, we’ve had to hit the park early early early in the morning. and isaac can get his fill of jumping off elevated surfaces. the […]
some randomness.
on saturday, i went yard sale-ing with my pal jude. it was one of those sweet yard sale days where i just kept finding sweet sweet deals. one of the best was this radio flyer trike (with handle) that i scored for $20 for anna. it’s $100 new. the hat she’s wearing was also a […]
Yard Progress Update
The grass is growing in the front/side yard and our it is beginning to look 1000% better. (that is a very accurate measurement). The back is a little behind, but even the hope of scattered hay looks better than the overgrown garden. 🙂
yay dirt.
after years of fighting with a stupid mound that runs along the length of our property, this weekend we FINALLY rented a skid steer and removed it. Â by we i mean derek. and by removed i mean leveled it into our yard. Â the freshly leveled ground proved to be a wonderful play area for a […]
meanwhile…
While Anna and Isaac and I lounged in the yard, Derek rented a skid steer (I think that’s what it’s called) and did this: