Yard Work

With the warmer weather, we've (and by we've, I mean Josh) has been doing yard work. This spring, we're putting in our yard, complete with sprinklers, top soil, grass, some sort of bushes, a couple of trees and other pretty things that make up a yard. Right now, Josh is doing the prep work. We're discovering though, that the prep work is brutal because our yard is FULL of rocks. Like, it basically looks like a gravel pit. I'm pretty sure if all of the rocks magically disappeared, our yard would sink 20 feet. Anyway, since Josh has been spending so much time outside (which he's a trooper for doing because he's/we're still sick) the girls and I have joined him. They love playing in dirt and they love helping their dad put the rocks in the wheelbarrow.  Are you ready for a picture overload? Good. Oh and they're hair is crazy. I wasn't about to let them play in dirt after their bath. I ain't no dummy. ;)

So that was the first day. The next day (or maybe it was two days later...) I decided they needed buckets. They were obsessed with playing with the shovel and rake, which I kind of freaked out about. So, I got them some buckets and shovels of their own. 

It started out great...

{notice Lillian eying the real tools...}

She wasn't fooled for too long

Sophie however, continued to play.

 

And then she started picking up the rocks...

While Sophie continued to play...

After a few more minutes though, Lillian came back. 

 

And that's that. A couple days worth of playing in the dirt. I'm sure there will be many more posts like this, seeing as in the 3 days Josh worked on the yard, he only got a fraction of it done. I should probably help him... That's what a good wife would do, right? ;)

And P.S. There's going to be a giveaway on this old blog of mine tomorrow. You should check it out because it's going to be delicious...