"Swimming in the Box"

So the kids have disappeared, and of course I locate them in the backyard. As soon as I walk out the door, Kodi excitedly informs me, "MOMMY, WE ARE SWIMMING IN THE BOX!" Now you must understand there is probably an inch of water in the bottom of the cooler from the melted ice.
Trace of course is more interested in the pop that they took out of the cooler, than actually "swimming."
Then Kodi decides to move it onto the grass, it was funny to hear her try and heft that thing across the yard.
And then we got the fantastic idea to add more water with the hose. Really they did all of this on their own. Getting their suits on and everything. Independent little guys.
Finally, Trace is not a big fan of the grass yet so he sticks to the patio. He didn't follow them over to conitue to play in the water, he hung out with me on the hammock in the shade. :)

Hummingbird

So when we cleaned off the back patio, we noticed a bird nest in the rafters. Well, it turned out to be a hummingbird nest. We have watched them grow. At first you could only see the nest, then two little beaks poking out, then two heads. Since I have taken the picture one little guy as figured out how to fly and buzzes all around trying to convince the other one to try it. It has been a lot of fun to watch.

Kodi Helps Gideon

So this is what you get, when Kodi decides to help Gideon get dressed. :) They are Trace's shorts because Kodi can't reach the drawer with Gideon's pants, and yes they are on backwards. The boots I'm sure were Gideon's choice, but you guessed it....no socks. Even with all that, he still is as handsome as ever!

Grass!

Yea, it is green!
Swingset Area - Gravel under the swingset
Sandbox Area - yep, sand in the box :)
Garden Area - Maybe next weekend we will plant.

This weekend we worked really hard on our backyard. Friday we dug borders for the play areas and garden, and leveled the yard as best we could. Then on Saturday we put down sod. The backyard is becoming our favorite place to be. Now we just water, water, and water. :) Thanks to everyone for their help!

Tell's Blessing

We blessed Tell yesterday, and he was oh so handsome, just like his Daddy. (Daddy was home and had his suit off before I could catch a picture, so you will just have to trust me when I say he was wonderfully handsome.)