The kids love hamming it up for the camera! (Gee, I wonder WHY!) Here's Ryan in his "Cool Dude" (as he would call it) pose:
Kevin showing us his puppy:
And Eddie being silly!
The first day of school went really well. Kevin and Ryan really enjoyed themselves and did not seem to notice that Eddie and I were leaving. They had a great time and can't wait til next week.
I tried to get separate pictures of them on the first day of school (for their scrapbooks of course) but they didn't like that idea so I got a couple of them together:
Can't you just hear them saying "CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESE"?
The obligatory pictures on the bench:
Don't forget big brother, Eddie!
Ryan's Backpack
Kevin's Backpack
At the school entrance:
Ryan playing in the ball pit:
Kevin playing in the ball pit:
Yeehah!
We started working on our garden today. It was a big hit with all the kids! We planted grape tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, Big Boy tomatoes, cayenne peppers, jalapeno peppers and sweet peppers. We still have to get cucumbers, zucchini, summer squash, corn and whatever else strikes our fancy. We have some plants on the back porch that we started as seeds. We have a few varieties of sunflowers... some for the sunflower house, some for a planter Ed made last year and more that I am not sure where they will go yet. We also have Morning Glories to go in the planter too. I planted some hydrangeas along the back walkway... we need to get bushes for the front of the house, and lots and lots of mulch. We still have a bunch of fruit to plant too... raspberries, strawberries and blackberries. Last year we planted blueberries and grapes so hopefully we'll see a good crop this year! Enjoy the pictures of the kids hard at work in the garden! Hopefully they will enjoy the harvest too! (As well as eating it!)
(And PS In case you were wondering... Yes, Ryan does wear his Thomas shirt every day! Gotta get a short sleeved shirt for him!)
