Workin hard

John has been working hard to get our yard in shape for summer. There is a lot to do. Unfortunately the weeds still grow during the winter. We still have some work to do in the back before we can get bark dust. Evan loves to help his daddy work. Now that Ryan is older he has taken over lawn mowing duties. He is working on straight lines and not leaving patches of grass unmowed. He should be a pro by the end of the summer. I think I am actually going to try and grow some tomatoes this year. It will be a first for me since John and I have been married. Growing up my parents always had a huge garden and so did John's family. I guess I always felt we didn't have room. No excuses this year. We will start with tomatoes and see where that takes us.

A day in the life . . .

. . . of Chloe

Ripping things out of all the kitchen cupboards. Then gets bored and moves onto the . . .

. . . desk drawers. She loves to throw all the discs out of the drawers. After that she usually gets in the bottom drawer and plays with the camera and video camera.

She is very determined and every time you pull her away and clean it up she is right back in there. She will go back and back and back. I am learning that she may be my most stubborn child, which is scary since the other two are pretty stubborn. I have no idea where they got that from. I'm trying to remember to enjoy each stage because I feel so sad as they grow. I am already sad she isn't a baby anymore.