Just around home and visits

The days were hot, anywhere from 85-95 all week long with little clouds, no rain, nice and dry air. The kids had their fill of the Miller's pool two doors down, pretty much all day. Both Miller and Tomasetti kids are now swimming good after only a month in the pool.



Saturday Amber and Matt were in town from Phoenix so Amber 1 had Amber 2 and Matt, along with some friends, over that evening for pizza and hanging out. Two many Mojito's were going around and everyone got a bit toasty. The kids all got along and played outside in the backyard while we all sat around and chilled. The weather was perfect that night!



We put the girls down, grabbed the monitor, locked the house and went next door to go swimming... about midnight. The water was excellent and we swam for almost an hour. We're going to the park Sunday for Steve and Christie's girl's bday at the park. May even pop into the zoo to go for a nice walk.



So, here's a few photos of the last week or so. Quite a few of the yard and flowers since we like to see when things grow, especially for next year. The new trees and roses are doing absolutely great and we have about 50 sunflowers, taller than the roof, ready to bloom. The girls love to plant and watch the flowers grow so it's pretty much a family event ;)

A weekend of yard work and being outside

Just another weekend at home and doing yard work. The kids played outside from the morning till dark both days. Remember all photos can be clicked on for a large view.


Panoramic Photo (6 pictures) of the kids eating on the greenbelt

The kids were grounded from 0800 till 1200 on Saturday morning for going down to Hayden's house (5 houses down) without asking Friday night... So, Saturday morning they sorted laundry, cleaned the toy room and their room, yard work, and wrote "I will not leave without permission twice". Then they were allowed outside to play afterwards.


Amber and Frank were able to make two trips to Shelly on the Snake River to gather lots of river rock for the yard. We were able to get enough to finish the back bush/fence line in the backyard.





Frank took the wooden posts we used to edge and cut them up making a barrier around the garden in the back corner.


Other then that... nothing much happening. We busted out the croquet Sunday night and played about 20 rounds of the game. The girls didn't get to sleep until 2100 each night, but slept till 0930 each morning which was nice... We biked down to the greenbelt and had a picnic one night and hiked along the river with the girls.



VIDEO: Gathering river rock on the Snake River near Shelly, Idaho



The girls helped with weeding the rose and flower area. All 7 rose bushes we planted this year have many buds on them ready to bloom. The yellow wild rose bush has over 100 bloomed roses on it now.



The red one in the front is getting ready to bust open with about 20. We planted peach color, white, yellow, and what's called a "double delight"... a red and white rose.

A weekend of sun and yard work

Just a weekend full of sun and unusually warm weather on the last weekend in April. It was a beautiful weekend, reaching to about 80 degrees, no clouds, a slight breeze, and all the tree's blooming finally.


The girls were able to get into their bathing suits and run through the water all day Saturday. We went to the opening of the Saturday market on the greenbelt, girls got their favorite cotton candy and a little bread. Remember you can click on any of the photos to get the full enlarged version.

VIDEO: Girls playing in the water in the backyard


We spent most of both days doing yard work. We were busy building a couple of flower planter boxes for the two girls. We also painted the birdhouse and attached it to the kids club house in the backyard. Of course, everything is pink...


The girls went to the store to pick out 3 of their own flowers to plant, plus some veggies for the garden we dug out today. We got 4 different types of sun flowers this year. Tomorrow night it's off to Shelly to get some river rock on the Snake.


We bought 4 more rose bushes for the front yard, I believe we're up to 8 rose plants in the front now. Amber planted some pink flowers around the 4 trees up front.


We'll be getting two more trees for the front yard and one for the side of the house, probably in a few weeks. Other then that, nothing much. Here are a few pictures of the weekend.