Memorial Day Weekend

Was spent outside at home. It was hot, sunny and perfect for the kids to swim and play and for Brad and I to get a LOT of yardwork completed. The neighbor joked with us that we were trying to get a summer's worth of yardwork completed in one weekend. Partially true. Bryce limits my ability to take care of heavy yard work during the day and our crazy schedule the rest of the time means we put off a lot of projects.


These are purple iris, taken from my Gramma's garden in West Virginia many years ago. I've have a rough time with these guys, they seem to be very picky about being thinned out more regularly than I tend to do. I thinned them heavily early this spring and was rewarded with a lot of blooms.










Bryce enjoyed doing scrubbing work and playing in his shallow wading pool. The big boys spent 5 or more hours each day playing IN "their" pool.


Here's Bryce in his little pool. He was so great about leaving his hat on while outside. It was beastly hot and the UV index was at 9. He's so fair, we worry about him getting sunburned. He initially balked at putting on a swim diaper, but as the weekend progressed he got upset if we DIDN'T put him in a swim diaper.