We have been spending a lot of time out in the yard lately. We have hated our yard ever since we moved here 7 years ago. Little did we know that we live a few feet from a flood plain... Our back yard is always wet, lovingly referred to as a swamp. Over the years neighbors have put in different draining systems which made our yard worse because as you can imagine, all the water collected in our yard which is right in the middle of the street. Patrick's goal over Spring Break was to fix our yard, installing an electric pump which involved digging up our back yard, side yard, part of the front yard, & sidewalk to lay pipes leading out to the street where the water now drains. I fully admit I didn't think he could do it, but he assured me his years in agriculture prepared him for such a job. And now success!! A dry yard!! We will focus on the positives & not how the $100 project turned into a $1000 project & how I owe half the neighborhood dinner & a homemade dessert for bailing him out when he encountered a few minor emergencies & how he took out the neighbor's mailbox...... Sigh....
This child just got a haircut! Her hair grows so fast! You can't keep clips or bows in it because you know who pulls them out in 5 seconds or less.
Lexa busy collecting rocks; wouldn't hold still long enough for a picture.
Showing off her new trick, blowing the dandelion.
Geneva on the other hand, loves the camera.
Showing off her first "boo boo". She fell last weekend, skinning her knee pretty bad. Since then, she has busted the scab open twice, each time worse than the time before. During the second bleeding episode, Patrick & I were both holding her down trying to clean the wound. Of course, Geneva was screaming but Lexa was crying even louder because she was concerned for her sister. After a few minutes to regroup, we ventured back outside. Lexa bent down & picked Geneva a flower as if to say "I hope this makes you feel better." It was so sweet!
Geneva loves to pick up sticks, reminds me of Luke!
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