Meeting Charlie

MAY

We had a BBQ with friends so we could all meet the newest addition, Rob and Angela's son Charlie.

Nate and Lisa brought Harley's little jeep out so the kids could have little races, they all loved piling on the cars!

Piper and Taylor had a chance to bond, they had fun and luckily didn't have enough time to get into any major trouble. I have a feeling if these two had an entire day together they could cause some damage.

Lisa meeting Charlie

Charlie looks just like Rob

This reminds me of a clown car, how many silly girls can pile on this car?

Austin preferred to use the non-motorized bikes

Odds and Ends of May

We were so happy to finally be able to be outside in May!

Reagan cracks me up, sometimes I like to just sit and watch her in action. She is so content to just play with whatever she finds. This particular day she was enthralled with washing a bucket of rocks.

and showing a little crack....

Jason was excited to get back to mowing his lawn. For whatever reason he was intent on getting the lawn finished this day, even in the pouring rain. He actually really looked like he was having fun.

Of course the girls were very excited for the lawn mower to come out so they could resume their rides around the yard.

I love seeing her so happy, sometimes Piper works so hard at being serious.

Sheering day

MAY

It was that time of year again! As the weather was warming up we knew we had to give Goody and Saki their annual haircuts. This year it was just Jason and I doing the sheering. What an experience for me to get down and dirty wrestling with the boys and being spit on. I think it was better for me when Jason had help from his friends. Rob did stop by to laugh at us for a while which always lightens the mood.

Goody's dark fur is so much more forgiving than Saki's white.

Doesn't Saki look thrilled?

May gardening

For Mother's Day I requested that the entire family help plant our garden. I was so excited and we were so ambitious and planted such a great variety of vegetables this year. Unfortunately we did not do any real prep work and the weeks took over while I was staying at Bill and Niki's watching the kids. By the time I got back home and had some time to dedicate to the garden it turned into that hot nearly 100 degree stretch and I just didn't get motivated in time to save any plants that may have been trying to come up. Oh well, there is always next year right?

Piper was enthusiastic, helping to turn over the soil after Jason tilled it.

One of Jason's clients sells these great little starter kits for a variety of vegetable gardens. The girls loved starting the little seedlings.