Summer 2012

Well we have had a busy summer so far.  

Syd at her swimming lessons, getting the rings.  She had a blast at swimming and learned so much, she is a little fish now.

 My birthday

 Swimming

 Minnesota Visit

Syd, Caden and Gilly brushing their teeth

 Gilly saying hi to Auntie Mel and Cousin Linc

 Grandma, Grandpa and their 5 grandkids

Caden 3, Linc 1, Syd 3, Gilly 1, Chase 7

 Gilly helping Grandma water the plants

 Pool fun at Grandma and Grandpa's house

 Caden, Syd, Chase and Gilly

Syd had to wear an orange shirt that day because big cousin Chase had one on:)

 SMILE

 Syd all ready to fix some stuff

 Syd and Caden 

Anna and Kayla stopped by to play.  Kayla and Syd were born 10 days apart and Anna and I are only 5 days apart, too funny! 

Kayla 3, Gilly 1, Syd 3

Happy 4th of July

Just a few pictures from May

Mother's Day

 Grandma and Charlie came for a visit

 "helping" peel corn, or eat it, either one:)

 "So your not supposed to sit in this, I thought it looked like a great place to sit!"

 Happy Early Birthday to Daddy

 Colors

 Syd helped me make Al's bday cake and well she liked being able to clean up too:)

Landscaping 2012

A little landscaping before and after pictures

Here is a picture from Feb 2011 just after we moved in...

 April 2012 - adding sidewalks around the front of the house, then getting rid of all the bark chip and adding rock.

One side of sidewalk poured

The 27,000 lbs of rock is delivered! 

 Wow that is a lot of rock and the girls loved it!

One view of the new sidewalk

 Helping dad!

 Syd checking out the top of the rock pile

 Second sidewalk is poured and looks great, now to get the dirt out of there and put the rock in.

 Both sidewalks poured, now the rock

 Digging it out, keeping the plants but lets get rid of all the icky bark chip!

 Syd helping Dad put the rock in the trailor

 Dad drives the tractor, Syd drives her gator and Gilly happily watches!

 Finished product!  

It was a lot of hard work but it looks so much better, at least to us anyway:)