Yard Work

This weekend was a productive one when it came to yard work. Dave spent a good chunk of Friday evening pulling weeds after it cooled down a bit outside. Saturday, he woke up early and spent almost the entire day outside. He even worked by the porch lights once it was too dark to see any more.

Unfortunately, when he's working on big projects like this, Caleb and I miss our quality time with him. While I love weed-free flower beds, I hate to make this trade-off. As a result, Saturday morning I decided to try to spend a little family time together even if it was weeding.

Before working in the yard, Caleb had to have a good breakfast.
Peanut butter toast and blackberries...Yum!

Then, we took the tricycle Granddaddy Jeff bought him for
Easter out on the porch.This was the first time Caleb really
figured out how to ride it by himself. I think it may be
getting easier since he is growing taller.

He actually rode it better backwards though since he kept running
over his heels when he moved forward. Mommy still helped
him get turned around when he needed it, but he's making progress.

There were all kinds of plants waiting to go in the ground
or flower plots plus several ferns to hang on our porch.
I love gardening and was hoping the weeding would be finished
in time for some planting. On the other hand, Caleb was more
excited about rocking the rocking chairs. He would walk by rocking
each one until he had all four going at once.

Of course, Caleb did take a little time to smell the flowers...

...and tug on them.

Don't think Caleb stayed on the porch though; he got right in
the mulch with Daddy and tried out a shovel.

We decided to trade him for some safer plastic garden tools that
Grandma Nora Ann and Peppaw gave him for his birthday.

My hard working fellas getting the job done

After learning to ride a bike, eating some dirt, playing with a worm and accidentally tearing it in two, climbing behind the rocking chairs, and scraping up his legs on the sidewalk, Caleb was forced to leave his exciting morning behind. A trip to the bathtub and some fresh clothes later, Mama put him down for his morning nap. Shortly after, he was ready to play hard again.