My Dad

Best. Dad. Ever.

A girl couldn't ask for a better Dad.
He listened to me as I cried in his office over my frustrations on friends, self confidence, and life.
He's sentimental ... kept my brother's graham cracker hand print on the glass of his model boat frame for years
He's a wonderful example of how to be a wonderful husband, father and friend.
He loves to play with the grand kids.  Kendall can't wait to play "buddy club" when he visits - snuggling and reading books in a homemade fort.

I love my Dad.

My Dad playing with his grandkids ... tickle bugs!

It feels like Christmas around here

I've been doing tons of yard work.  TONS.  The boys and I work together in the yard each morning.  John and I worked 6 hours in the yard today.  I keep telling myself, I should do a before and after picture, but by the time I get started I don't want to go back in the house to get the camera.

As I was raking pine needles, I unearthed a "dry rock bed" that runs along the side of our property that helps move the water run off that runs down our crazy shared driveway/street before you reach our even more crazy driveway.

I told John that it feels like Christmas.  I'm "unwrapping" so many cool things ... landscaped areas - that once were landscaped - dry creek beds ...

Wish I could say that the yard looks amazing.  We have more to do.  At least I can see improvement.  Not sure if anyone else can, but I do.

The trash man is not going to like us.  Not one bit.  We have over 20 black 55 gallon trash bags filled with pine needles, etc.  And there will be more ...

You should see the pile of limbs I have stashed in the back for next Spring when our community does the annual brush pickup.  That's still growing too.

Anything you can do ...

This is Kerst and Kendall's favorite song at the current moment



(Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better from the musical  Annie Get Your Gun).

They do have a bit of a competitive relationship at times.  It is cute to hear them start singing this song when they start showing a bit of competition in what they are currently doing together.  My favorite is when Kendall pauses and asks Kerst what his next line is in the song.  It's pretty cute!