Let's go fly a kite!

Malachi got a kite for his birthday last year, and we had a decently windy day, so he wanted to fly his kite.  We are pretty protected from the wind where we are at, so Malachi was pretty excited when he came home from school and it was windy.  I was surprised he was actually able to get the kite to fly.

I really wanted to organize my pantry area because I was so tired of not knowing where to find things.  I found this idea online and I loved it.  So I got to work, and I just love how it turned out.

Getting the garden ready

One of the reasons we bought our new house that we did was because of this big space in the backyard of dirt.  The previous owners used it for their dog run, but we are turning it into our garden.  Having a garden this big, requires big equipment.  So we went and bought a rototiller.  Jon is getting our garden prepped.  We had the kids help us as well.

It grows weeds really quickly

Easter Weekend

For Easter weekend we invited Jon's mom to come and visit for the holiday.  When I came home from work, I looked around the house and found Jon and his mom working out in the back yard.  Jon had been working for several hours on a tree stump that he wanted to get out.  By the time I got home, he had it almost all finished.  It was a huge log!!  And he used the tiniest hatchet to get that thing out.

Friday night we invited Jon's sister and brother in law to come over for games and ice cream.   So on Saturday night, we colored easter eggs.  Jon had to work so he wasn't able to color them with us. So Jon's mom and I colored them.  We had a good time.

We did have a visit from the Easter bunny.  It's always fun to have a little treat.

For dinner I made ham, cheesy potato casserole, and a fresh fruit salad.  Boy it was sure good.  It was so nice to have Jon's mom here for the holiday.

Updating the yard

We have been updating the yard and getting it ready.  Jon and I are bound and determined to have a green lawn.  I'm not sure if we will manage to get it, but in the process we have really been working hard on the yard.  Here are some pictures of some of the updates we have done.

Spring is coming!!!

Spring is coming which means it is time to start working in the yard.  We have been doing quite a bit in the yard to get things ready for spring.  Jon has already fertilized the yard, which means we will start mowing the lawn soon. :)  I am so excited for spring.  We are excited to get our garden planted and just start enjoying the warmer weather.  We took out 4 wild rose bushes that we had out in the back yard.  Jon did a wonderful job and getting it all out, and leveling the ground.  We are still trying to decide what we want to do in that area.  We are thinking of planting a few ferns and hostas.  We will have to see what we can find.



We had two trees in our side yard that we wanted to have cut down.  We asked a couple of people in the ward if they could come and help us, and one man said he would be available.  So one Friday morning after I left for work, he showed up with his truck and his chainsaw and was ready to work.  By the time I got home for lunch, one tree was already down and the other was half way there.

Jon got back to the house to help take down the 2nd tree.  It was fun to watch him try to pull the tall limbs.

This is what the front yard looks life after the trees have been removed.

Thank you Brother Slight for all your help taking the trees down.We love the way the yard looks now.