Fun Stuff With Dad...(aka Garnet's Mini Me)

Washing the car

Skipping :)

Monkey see....monkey do!

Out for a little bikeride

Smug Kid
(like the shirt Hill?....I love you mexican :)....I mean "I love Ethiopia"

The Little Things

Before we moved in

The 'little' things that make a big difference (mailbox, light, number sign)

Flowers all around

Flowering weeping tree in our front garden

Our entire street is lined with these trees -- beautiful pink blossoms!

Lilacs in my backyard!

My Indoor garden -- waiting for the frost to end!!

Yard Progress

1. beginning


2. ugly cement pads, rock pile and tree gone.


3. shed moved, fence straightened


4.Garden framed and started


Every spare moment we have we've been outside prepping our yard - making it pretty :) Today Garnet was even up at 1 this afternoon (on night shift he is in bed at 8 am and usually doesn't make an appearance until supper!) We moved the shed, framed out the garden and planted grass seed. We are loving it!! All this fresh air is creeping up on Tim though -- he was a little cranky today and had a nervous breakdown because Garnet scared him on the Trampoline and we wouuldn't let him eat Froot Loops! Yes, he went to bed early ;) I think I will too.......after I do the dishes --- (another downfall of being outside every second is that the inside is being neglected.....)

Goodbye Training Wheels!

Motorin'

Hey, what are you looking at?

Looks like a pro to me!!!

Hottie bo Bottie :)

My cute sis got her hair cut --- I think it looks gorgeous, Hilsy!! You actually look your age!!

Neighbourly Dilemma

So far, we really like our new neighborhood, and the neighbours as well. The older couple that lives on the other side of the Duplex seems really sweet and we've already had some great conversations over the fence. The other day she reached over the fence and handed me a plant that she had dug out from her garden and said "Here is your first plant for your new garden." Then a few minutes later handed me a few more and told me what they all were. I thought this was so sweet of her, and made me fall in love with the new house even more.

Today I went out to check on my new little plants scattered around my tree -- and to my surprise there were about 10 new ones.

My neighbour had come over - while we were gone - and planted them in my garden......anyone else find this a little strange????

Then - she had the audacity to ask me about it later -- with a little chuckle "oh i thought you wouldn't mind...." (I remained silent, and didn't tell her about my disapproval....)

Hello, I've known you for 2 weeks....and you're helping yourself into my yard, when I'm not home, and planting my garden for me???

Yeah, just a little freaky.

Easter Sunday

The loot (and that damn fan fronm Grandma Anne :)

Afternoon with Papa Little

Dinner -- or a wrestling match at Wayne and Sandra's

the kids had to join in!

How to make a kid beg for his bed at the end of the day.......

YAY!!!

Trampoline fun with Dad at sunset

Wrestling (or cuddles?)

The Easter fun (and FOOD) begins :)

Grandma Anne, Papa Gary and Jenni came for an easter BBQ...he's modeling his new clothes here

Time for a silly picture too :)

Enjoying the sunshine with Grandma - showing her the neighborhood

More yard work....we love it!

First time cutting the lawn (our neighbours think we are a little crazy -- but a lawn is a novelty when you've never had one :)

Future garden!! (....work with me here people let your imaginations run wild;)

A Good Friday!

It was a Very Good Friday!


First, Garnet and Wayne cut down and uprooted a tree...


A lil bit of bikeriding


Then, a picnic at the park and enjoying the Beach


Justin testing out the water


The big boys have to dare eachother....


...and the little ones follow :)


Dipping the head


All wet....and sooo cool


Skipping rocks


Playing in the sand