Thursday, June 18, 2009

Dirt

We've all been playing in the dirt lately. In an effort to get some landscaping done before our sod is laid, we've spent nearly every evening over the last two weeks working outside. Sean scoured the neighborhood for boulders to use for a retaining wall. This project proved to use more brute force as well as creativity than he bargained for, I think. The final result looks fantastic, though. We followed up the wall with prepping the soil and finally getting about 20 plants into the ground. The kids helped us a little last Saturday when we were planting. By helped I mean dug holes in the garden, filled pots with dirt and followed up with plenty of water to make "fixins" for mud cake as Jack likes to call it. Jack is a little more cautious when it comes to getting dirty than Wesley is. Wes just dug right in.

After the mud cake, we let them play with the hose...

on the driveway...

in their underwear...

kind of like a very cold outdoor shower...

brrr.



3 comments:

Lisa Webster said...

Sounds like fun for the kids and a lot of work for the adults! So, Sean stole other people's landscaping boulders for your yard? A fabulous idea! j/k

The Petersons said...

Hi...so this is a little bit stalker-ish, but I came across your blog through Sarah Greene's, and it was so cool to see how far you've come since high school, which is I think the last time I saw either of you. I'm Guy Pugh's step sister, by the way, which is why I knew you way back then. Anyway, adorable kids! It was really fun to come across the blog!

sean said...

Hey, Emily! It's not stalker-ish, it's cool! Glad to hear from you and thank you so much for your kind words!

Come back anytime!