Crib Mobile

 Sam has started looking around more so we decided it was time to give him more to look at. We hung a mobile over his bed. It is made of paper dipped in wax and we ordered it from Etsy. We had started to make a mobile of our own months ago by sewing cloth birds and attaching them to sticks but it is difficult to finish with only one free hand so this was a quicker solution.

Backyard Wall Work

 Tyler spent a little time this weekend working on the wall again. First step was clearing out all of the soil down down to 18 inches below grade. A lot of digging! Then the first couple courses are put in.

And the gravel is brought in behind them. There will be stairs on this end so each course will come in one tread.

He still has quite a few pieces that have to go back into the wall.

The bed that we put in a year ago between the house and the garage has finally filled in. Some of the hostas in here have gotten huge. We will be able to divide them when the new bed is put in at the base of the stairs.

Happy Memorial Day!

More Sam Pictures

Kristen's parents have been here for the past couple of weeks so we have been spending time with family and our new little one. Kristen's dad was able to get some yard work and house exterior items completed but other than that we have just been learning how to be parents.

Samuel with his grandpa Paul

With his grandma Connie

 

He never tires of being held

 

Samuel with his mother

He likes to sleep in his car seat and go for walks

Flower Pots

 

With a nice warm weekend and Kristen's parents in town visiting we were able to plant flowers in the planters that are down by the road and the one that is up on the front deck.

As you can see in this photo we also picked up the hanging baskets for this year. Kristen and Sam are on the front porch.

The rest of the garden beds are also coming to life. The daffodils are all done blooming and have been cut back and the last of the tulips are blooming. With a mild winter most of the other pernnials in the beds look to be coming on strong.