Ahhh...Silly Bands! They're the latest craze with the kids. Basically they're rubber band bracelets that are formed into specific shapes. They hold their shape when they're taken off again. The kids collect them and trade them. Here Kaden is checking out the bracelets that Megan and Rachael have and will be negotiating a trade.
DAY 152 - May 31, 2010
Doug's mom picked up this cool topiary for us from Target. She felt it would go perfectly in our living room and she was exactly right. It looks great up on our mantle.
DAY 151 - May 30, 2010
The boys are out of school now and home for the summer. They enjoy putting together a trail mix to have as a snack they can get. I love that it's a bit healthier than other things they could choose to snack on. They also like making it their way. Kaden doesn't like chocolate (crazy right?!?) or dried fruit. Kaleb likes those things. We get a variety of things to put together and they make it how they want it. Here they are with their giant bags of their concoction.
The boys are out of school now and home for the summer. They enjoy putting together a trail mix to have as a snack they can get. I love that it's a bit healthier than other things they could choose to snack on. They also like making it their way. Kaden doesn't like chocolate (crazy right?!?) or dried fruit. Kaleb likes those things. We get a variety of things to put together and they make it how they want it. Here they are with their giant bags of their concoction.
DAY 150 - May 29, 2010
We're getting ready to put in a butterfly and hummingbird garden along our side fence inside the back yard. This is the last remaining area to be landscaped and when Doug saw some plans for this garden he knew I'd like it. The orange line is where we'll cut out the grass and put the garden. Consider this the "before" picture.
After we got the grass cut out of the area we headed to Dammann's to get the plants we needed for the garden. The boys really took an interest in this project and didn't complain at all the entire day. It was a very hot day and it was hard work and instead of complaining, we all had a great time working together. Before we headed to Dammann's Kaden asked us if we could get some Milkweed. He explained to us that it's a plant that butterflies like and can grow on. We were both in the dark on this and, as far as we knew, Milkweed was a "weed" and we wouldn't be able to find it. Well, he asked while at Dammann's and the lady was VERY knowledgeable when it comes to this kind of thing. She took a real liking to the boys and really let them help pick things out. She led us in the right direction and was able to substitute for things they didn't have. She also explained that we didn't need nearly as many plants as the plans called for.
Consider this the "after" until things fill out more. This is the product of all our hard work. It will be really fun to watch grow and attract the butterflies and hummingbirds. By the way, Milkweed is a "weed" but because it acts as a "host plant" for butterflies and they can support the pupa, larvae, etc (all that stuff I've long forgotten from biology class!) they did have them at Dammann's for exactly this purpose. Kaden was so excited! We got 2, one white and one pink...each of the boys chose their color.
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