Swingset

We got Makena a swingset last week. She loves swinging and since we spend a lot of time out in the yard we thought it would be fun for her to have and keep her entertained. Shane spent last Saturday putting it together, it was quite the project. He said that he needed to go back to school and get his Engineering degree just to read the instructions. I think he deserves a "Dad of the Year" award or something for his efforts considering Saturday was windy and freezing and it rained and hailed on him a few times during the day, but still he continued on and now we have unlimited fun at our fingertips anytime we want in our very own backyard! :) Makena and I went out and played on the swingset yesterday and of course she loved every minute of it.

Showers and Flowers

May has brought numerous days of spring showers and cold days and has us longing for the sun to stay around for good. Even with all the rainy days we have still spent most of our time out in the yard this month. Whenever there was a clear day we would be out planting vegetables, trees, bushes and flowers. My goal for this summer was to get the flower beds in the front yard all planted and done...we are almost there and they look great! I am so excited about how the yard is turning out and I have learned a ton about plants and gardening in the past few weeks. (Thanks a lot to my mom and dad, they have given me a lot of help and ponters!) One good thing about the cool, wet weather is that our vegetable garden seems to be thriving from it. I am hoping for better results in the garden than we got last year, so far so good.

Our good little helper.






At the first of May we had some family pictures taken. They turned out so cute even though it started raining on us during them and it was super cold. Makena kept looking at us like "why in the world are we out here in the freezing cold with no coat and you want me to smile, you guys are crazy." I was a bit stressed about them but our photographer did great and captured some darling shots of Makena. Makena is 20 months old and is growing up so fast. She doesn't talk a lot but does have the words "no" and "more" down perfectly. She is a very happy, friendly person and very opinionated,she knows exactly what she wants or doesn't want. Here are a few of my favorites of the pictures...