Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Grandma and Papa Time


We were the last stop on my parents trailer trip. They had been all the way down to New Mexico and made their way up to Utah. We always LOVE when they come to town. We did a whole lot of nothing really. Just hung around the house mostly. Played in the backyard, did some gardening, endured a wind storm, barbecued. As always it was a wonderful visit!


Ellie puddle jumping after a down pour. 



We made two, maybe three trips to the garden center. Got lots a veggies, and a new climbing rose.





As always Grandma comes bearing gifts. The hit this time was a dress up box full of my Grandma's old scarves. Endless possibilities!!






We endured a crazy 24 hour wind storm. It was pretty scary. Knocked the power out, blew some shingles off our roof and downed lots of trees. We felt really lucky that all we lost were shingles. A lot of people lost siting, and had damage from falling trees. We slept in the basement because the wind was so loud and blew all night long. The wind gust were up to 85 mph. I had never experienced something like that. We quickly realized we might need to invest in a generator for future power outages. It was pretty amazing to see how the community members rallied together to help each other out. Also Jared learned out to re shingle a roof. Always learning new life skills ;)









8 Month old Lucy

Almost crawling. Scooting around the house on her tummy. Liking solid food and sleeps great. 



A day warm enough for Ellie to try out her new swim suit. 

My mom and I dug out a whole portion of the yard to turn into a planter. We moved the grass to fill in some blank spots in the yard and made room to plants more tomatoes, green beans, peppers, and two kinds of zucchini. I loved having my moms help, I was able to get so much more done with her help. The garden is going to be insane this year!






April


April was spent not so patiently waiting for better weather to come along. Spring weather in Utah is so sporadic. We spend as much time outside as possible. It included a new french drain and planter in the yard, garden prep and a trip to the zoo. 

Ellie had another trip to the dentist to get a filling. I'm blaming Jared's soft teeth or maybe it's me giving into giving her juice all the time. Ellie did great, no Novocaine just some laughing gas. I told her she looked like Darth Vadar and she thought it was the coolest thing ever. 





A morning spent being a fun mom. I let Ellie play with my makeup and do mine too. Looking good Ellie!














Braved the zoo with both kids solo. I happened do go the same day there was a bunch of field trips (sigh). Ellie was mostly  interested in the train and carousel. 









Ellie fell asleep while I was reading to her. These moments are few and far between, and I soak it all in when it does. This was a result of a busy day which included a birthday party at the dinosaur park.