May 2013

Brooke is feeling better and has been attempting to eat our lettuce :)



Yum, salad bar!

 

helping daddy water the garden (or the kids...)
 

We left a small area of dirt in the garden for the kids to play in, Anna keeps calling it her sand castle
 

teaching Josh how to plant the strawberry plants  

planting some on his own... 
(he's actually been very helpful in the garden this year and is happy to shovel dirt and plant things right along with us)
 

Painting their Mother's day gifts for the grandmothers 

 

 

Josh drew me this rainbow on his dry erase board
 

We have tons of bunnies in our yard and the neighbors yards.  This one hopped into the yard while the kids were playing, about 10 feet from it, and proceeded to nibble on some dandelions.  Anna kept asking if she could go pet it. 

 

A few days later, we saw this baby raccoon wandering around on our deck, trying to get out of our back yard.
 

Mike took us outside one night to see an owl that was on the fence in our yard.  A few days later I saw one up in a tree.  then realized there were a whole bunch of them in the tree. 

 

And the neighbors have a peacock that periodically roams the neighborhood....  

 

The kids and I are raising tadpoles, we rescued about 20 of them from our swampy backyard before it dried up.  

 

After I took pictures of Josh's bruised chin, Anna wanted her pic taken too so she kept making silly faces for me :)
 

Captain Blue Beard

Josh wiped out on his bike this weekend and smashed his chin into the sidewalk.  Only cried for a minute and hasn't complained much since, but it sure looks bad!  Mike keeps referring to him as Captain Blue Beard, lol! 
 

 

Three days later
 

April 2013

Playing in the cat carrier....
 

Brooke hogging Josh's pillow
 

Reading books with Nana L and Mimi
 

Blowing bubbles
 

Josh liked blowing his in the water and watching them float
 

having a snack at their "new"picnic table
 

reading to their dolls
 

Having fun on the swings (and Anna's not drunk, lol!  Just tired from a long day of playing)
 

pretending to be superman
 

our back yard friends (there are at least 10 of them) living in our flooded yard
 

Painting the drive (and themselves...)
 

 

 

It's gardern time!!!

We started planting some seeds in the garden this weekend and the kids got to help. 

Mike helping the kids plant some seeds in the cold frame 

Anna got to plant the purple basil as she LOVES basil (she seriously just picks the leaves off the plant I have in the house and walks around eating them).  I love how excited she looks in this pic :) 

PEAS!!  Josh's favorite "right off the plant" snack! 
 

planting them along the fence so they have something to climb
 

static!

The plastic toy cars make Anna's hair VERY staticy!   

 

 

being cute

Sweet hugs and kisses
 

 

 

And just because he's cute :)
 

 

Easter fun

Anna and Josh paitnting wooden Easter eggs for our egg hunt
 

 

 

Playing nicely while mom packs for our Easter trip 

 

Dying eggs with Aunt Vicky and cousin Jackson 

Easter gifts at with the Cook family 

Mike: "Anna, you can have 2 bites, then we'll put it away for later"


"ok, give it back to daddy"

(good luck getting choclate away from her!)

 

Egg hunt with the Cook family
 

 

 

We had our own egg hunt with our painted eggs once we got back to Michigan