Evan finally gained a new pair of booties! Poor guy, he has been stuffed into a pair too small for...a while.
Lovin' these fall pictures.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
New Booties
Evan finally gained a new pair of booties! Poor guy, he has been stuffed into a pair too small for...a while.
Lovin' these fall pictures.
Vroom Vroooom Vroom VROOOOOOOOM
Danny has spent the entire summer being scared to death of all the motorcycle noise around, but strangely enough, as the weather has cooled and the bikers have started taking their cars (also without mufflers, I might add), Danny has started creating his own noise pollution. Now it's Evan's turn to be scared to death and regularly burst into tears.
This post is especially for Uncle Nathan :-)
This post is especially for Uncle Nathan :-)
Monday, October 26, 2015
October
I know we still have a big event coming up for October, Blake's BD party, but here's what the month has brought so far.
Yesterday afternoon at the Gilchrists! Such fun in the leaves. Although Danny really didn't get into jumping into the leaves, as soon as Uncle Gary got out the rakes and trash cans, Danny was so excited. Silly boy!
Just to prove the jumper is still going strong. Danny has started saying, "Danny's turn, Daddy!" I was joking last night saying we'll have to start setting the timer so they each get 2 minute turns. Chris was not thrilled at that prospect. ;-)
Funny colors, but such happy brothers
Danny's new way of having a "happy face" for the camera.
Apple cider in progress at our good friend's house, the Swigerts.
Mrs. Swigert is extremely good with kids and makes sure they never feel in the way or useless. Here she is giving Danny lessons on how to cut up apples with a butter knife.
Enjoying lunch together (this is before poor Chris sprained his ankle).
A trip to the zoo with Mommy! That lion was made out of Legos!
It's so fun having this double stroller, from the Swigerts, I might add. :-)
These pictures of Evan just melt my heart! What a sweetie. He was extremely happy.
Yesterday afternoon at the Gilchrists! Such fun in the leaves. Although Danny really didn't get into jumping into the leaves, as soon as Uncle Gary got out the rakes and trash cans, Danny was so excited. Silly boy!
Getting ready to run and jump into the leaf pile.
Daddy and Danny with the "giants." (Clash of the Clans)
First experience watching Mr. Roger's Neighborhood
Only my brothers...would take apart the dishwasher and figure out how to run it with the door open in a quest to fix it...and of course they start this project over their half hour lunch break!
Teeth!
Thought it would be funny to share two texts from Tuesday, October 12th...
Typical Evan style -- no fuss, no drama...he just cut two teeth in a day without mentioning it.
Yard Progress!!
(This is long and probably boring post if you aren't interested in gardens or don't remember our yard that well. I realized that I kind of made this post for me so that I can see the progress and keep dreaming of future progress. :-)
I'm so excited to be able to do a post on the yard progress! It has certainly been a long process of fitting it in around hot weather that gives me headaches in an instant, teaching, and trying to keep the boys and house running. But God is gracious and gave me an unusual number of days this summer that were cooler to work out there. I'm realizing that it will take at least another year to complete.
Beginning of the summer after a beautifully rainy spring.
I'm hoping the area above will eventually look more like this...
Main area taking shape
Overall view. Next year I'm going to work on the area on the right side of the sandbox. The 3x10' area about where the trash can is will house a raised cedar vegetable garden...
I was so excited to receive my order from High Country Gardens. They are based in Santa Fe, NM and specialize in varieties of perennials that are water-wise and grow well in high altitudes. I've always dreamed of ordering from them (since I can't find the variety at the local nursery) and Chris told me to go ahead and make an order, so I had to obey!! ;-) They were packed so carefully and looked wonderful!!
Someday I'll get a new top for this birdbath...
Area by shed looking better
I'm envisioning a cross between the pictures below for the area above with a garden obelisk where the upside-down pot is (for the roses to grow up and around). I have several roses and lavender plants through there and other pink accent plants.
As the other areas started coming together, we realized that the stone wall needs to continue around to the side of the house...Then the bush needed to come out. Chris has been working on that gross job for me! What a hero! Eventually we'd like to try training the grape vine onto the wall in more of a pattern...and maybe replace it with a red seedless variety (instead of a Concord Grape).
The stones will be two high through this area. It feels like a hidden little woodland over there. Very cool!
One of my prized bushes! It is supposed to survive in hardiness zone 5. We shall see. It is a Ruby Slippers Oakleaf Hydrangea. I fell in love with this little guy and was able to buy him 30% off at the end of the season. Every time I was at the nursery I'd make sure he was still there and at last, he got to come home with me! ;-) It gets beautiful flowers in summer and the leaves turn coppery red in the fall.
Here's another view of the area for the raised vegetable garden and an example of how it might look with pavers around/under the sandbox. The stones will be two high all the way around back of the sandbox, but I ran out for now.
Next year's plan is to start an intensive grass thickening/weeding/greening program that I found instructions for, build a raised vegatable garden and garden obelisk, work on the area to the right of the sandbox, lay pavers under the sandbox and an extension of the patio, apply rust converter to the shed and paint, and work on the skinny area on the side of the house by the trash cans. There's no way I'll get it all done! Hehe, but I have to dream.
I'm so excited to be able to do a post on the yard progress! It has certainly been a long process of fitting it in around hot weather that gives me headaches in an instant, teaching, and trying to keep the boys and house running. But God is gracious and gave me an unusual number of days this summer that were cooler to work out there. I'm realizing that it will take at least another year to complete.
Beginning of the summer after a beautifully rainy spring.
Starting to experiment with the shape of the border after LOTS of weeding/digging.
Area by shed dug, landscape fabric placed and stones laid.
Mr. Peter and Dad replaced the leaning fence post.
Now I don't worry about Danny playing over there!
Patio cleaned up and lights hung for pleasant evenings
Dug, landscape fabric, and stones laid
I'm hoping the area above will eventually look more like this...
Main area taking shape
Overall view. Next year I'm going to work on the area on the right side of the sandbox. The 3x10' area about where the trash can is will house a raised cedar vegetable garden...
...that might look something like these...
Danny enjoying the cool shade in the Blue Spruce Globosa hole
I was so excited to receive my order from High Country Gardens. They are based in Santa Fe, NM and specialize in varieties of perennials that are water-wise and grow well in high altitudes. I've always dreamed of ordering from them (since I can't find the variety at the local nursery) and Chris told me to go ahead and make an order, so I had to obey!! ;-) They were packed so carefully and looked wonderful!!
Someday I'll get a new top for this birdbath...
I'm envisioning a cross between these two pictures for the area pictured above.
Area by shed looking better
The tomato cages are protecting the new plants from the merciless feet of Danny boy. ;-) We'll be getting enough mulch to cover all the gray fabric eventually.
I'm envisioning a cross between the pictures below for the area above with a garden obelisk where the upside-down pot is (for the roses to grow up and around). I have several roses and lavender plants through there and other pink accent plants.
As the other areas started coming together, we realized that the stone wall needs to continue around to the side of the house...Then the bush needed to come out. Chris has been working on that gross job for me! What a hero! Eventually we'd like to try training the grape vine onto the wall in more of a pattern...and maybe replace it with a red seedless variety (instead of a Concord Grape).
The stones will be two high through this area. It feels like a hidden little woodland over there. Very cool!
One of my prized bushes! It is supposed to survive in hardiness zone 5. We shall see. It is a Ruby Slippers Oakleaf Hydrangea. I fell in love with this little guy and was able to buy him 30% off at the end of the season. Every time I was at the nursery I'd make sure he was still there and at last, he got to come home with me! ;-) It gets beautiful flowers in summer and the leaves turn coppery red in the fall.
Example of flowers from the net...
...and fall foliage
And this little guy is another favorite, supposedly okay in zone 5. Dwarf Crape Myrtle 'Chickasaw'
I love how it looks like a Christmas plant (other than the flowers are purple). It looks beautiful with the Blue Spruce Globosa and stones.
Here's another view of the area for the raised vegetable garden and an example of how it might look with pavers around/under the sandbox. The stones will be two high all the way around back of the sandbox, but I ran out for now.
Next year's plan is to start an intensive grass thickening/weeding/greening program that I found instructions for, build a raised vegatable garden and garden obelisk, work on the area to the right of the sandbox, lay pavers under the sandbox and an extension of the patio, apply rust converter to the shed and paint, and work on the skinny area on the side of the house by the trash cans. There's no way I'll get it all done! Hehe, but I have to dream.
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