We took advantage of the nice weather today and took our first walk down to the swings at the end of our street(well first trip with me, I think Daddy has taken them once already) I put Callie in the wagon with her boppy along with Ty.
They did pretty well. Gabe and Ty decided to swing like superman.
Callie loves the swing and is happy just to sit there and let her feet dangle but she also likes to swing.
She gets a big grin on her face and loves going back and forth.
It was getting close to nap time and Ty wanted a turn in the baby swing so he could go higher so I put Callie back in the wagon, that fresh air sure does wear her out:)
All was going wonderfully until I told Gabe to head to his bike so we could walk back, he promptly hops off his swing and into the oncoming swing of his brother who swings into him and knocks him into the rocks. Oops, it was almost an enjoyable time for all:) When we got back we had a treat waiting for us. A lady I work with at
Burgies is going to Africa for 6 months this summer through late fall/early winter with Ames High as part of their
Uganda Project. She had a fundraiser on Saturday night to help with expenses and as part of the night had a raffle for various desserts and items donated by community members. I won this.
The boys were ecstatic and couldn't wait to hack into the poor bunny. When we got back today the bunny lost it's head.
We did all agree though this bunny tastes good!
While waiting for the parade to start the boy's favorite activity was wrestling with each other and their cousin, Clark.
The wrestling was soon getting a little rough so cookies were a good distraction:) When the parade started the boys enjoyed watching all the things go by and of course getting candy thrown at them. Ty was somewhat afraid of the big balloons for some reason yet wasn't scared of the big horses at all, go figure. Callie watched part of the parade in my lap but did a good job in her stroller.
After the parade we headed home and grilled some lunch at our house and then the yard work began. Carl's dad brought down the stump grinder and chain saw and we saw two old, scraggly bushes removed from the front of the house by the entrance.
The stump grinder worked those stumps out in no time. It took a little longer for this big boy to come out.
We are trying to re-do our front landscaping(well all landscaping but one phase at a time) and this needed to go. We were able to get the stump out and a few plants re-planted thanks to Andrea. We are working now to figure out which plants we want to keep and re-plant so the next day we flagged all the daffodils and tulips, we don't want to lose these pretty flowers.
This weekend is calling for rain so not sure how much we will accomplish but it was great to get the some of the big stuff done.
If I actually wore rain boots these would be the ones I would get 
making my own baby food. I made squash, sweet potatoes and peas awhile back just using my blender but recently a friend let me borrow this I am so excited to try it out.
