Thursday, June 4, 2020

May 2020- Yard projects, polished toes, and masked outings

May wasn't too eventful at our house.  We spent a LOT of time together, and lots of time finishing up our big yard project.

A family in our neighborhood gave us a BUNCH of bricks in April that we wanted to use for a couple of yard projects.  I didn't realize how labor intensive those projects were going to be, but it is so nice to have that over!

In our back yard, there was a lower wooden deck that was starting to rot and fall apart.  So we decided to rip that out and replace it with the brick pavers.

Riley was such a good little helper!  He helped remove the nails (with supervision of course).  He loved using the hammer to get those nails out!

There were a bunch of creatures under the old deck- spiders, snails, earwigs, etc.  It was definitely an adventure discovering the ecosystem we had under there!

Todd ripping out the old deck

The start of the new patio! It was slow progress, but very rewarding!
 
Riley showing off our brick collection

Riley practicing his mechanic skills on the wagon

Todd got Riley a tiny little tape measure on one of our MANY trips to Lowe's.  Riley loved having a tool of his own to measure everything.  

The finished project!  It turned out so well- and we've already used it so much more than the old deck!


In May we finally moved Riley to forward-facing in his car seat (he didn't even hit the height/weight limits- I think he'd be in kindergarten if we waited for those limits.. haha). 

A lazy lady of reading and eating popcorn

Oh man, this kid.  He got his fingers stuck in a nerf gun.  Like, really stuck.  We were so close to taking him to the urgent care, but thank goodness Todd was able to get his fingers out.  It was definitely a learning experience for Riley.

Summer haircut!

Hanging out at Wheeler Farm on a cool Sunday afternoon.  These two are just the cutest!


Every year we try to make it over to the cemetery to show our respect for Todd's family members that are buried there.  We were able to meet up with Todd's sisters and cousin that live nearby and spend some time together and remember those that have passed on.  It's a pretty special time, and I love hearing the stories about those family members of theirs that I didn't get a chance to meet. 

Todd telling Riley about Grandpa Anderson


Just some other random pictures from May:

Riley wearing goggles while he fixes his dinosaurs.  It's my favorite!

Our first outing as a masked family to Jamba Juice.  These are some weird times we're living in right now!

Todd and Riley  playing a matching game.   

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