Some of us have been busy working. Others have been having picnics and taking naps with their best friends. That and making HUGE messes now that there is 5 times more space to mess up! This afternoon, after I put Abby in her room for her nap, I got down to work on a new garden. We have lots of old gardens on the property that are overgrown, weedy, and in desperate need of work. Instead of tackling one of those I ripped out a little section of grass that we decided we didn't want to mow and put flower in instead (and my bell pepper plants so we'd have lots of yummy peppers to eat this fall). I'm two-thirds of the way done with this side of the garden, then I'll have to rip out the rest of the grass, put in the brick pavers I found in the yard and finish the north side of the garden, which currently has two big, tangly bushes. On the bright side, all this gardening is pretty much free, since I have been relocating the plants from the yucky gardens into my new space. And Melissa and Mom also sent some beautiful guys to live in our flower bed too.
Abby has been enjoying our new deck. We put a kiddie pool out on the deck and she's been exploring that quite a bit. She also has been using her bubble mower to keep the deck clear of any weeds or grass. And she has been enjoying being outdoors in the nice weather. She even has the start of a farmers tan from being outside so much the last 3 days. We've especially enjoyed the ability to eat outside, which we couldn't really do at the last house because the cement was weedy, unlevel, and too far from the kitchen to make it practical to carry everying in and out.
Along with all the playing, Abby and Maize have been taking extra long naps to make up for all the energy they've been using. The other day they were both sleeping on the same pillow on the couch. It was too cute! Abby's adjusted well to her new room and house and is napping and sleeping perfectly. We've been very happy with how well she's adjusted to her new space. And since we've been in the new house Abby's picked up a new skill - climbing. She can now climb onto the futon all by herself. She loves being able to get up by herself and last night was taking books over and getting up to read them by herself. I'm not sure if any reading occured, but she sure thought she was hot stuff. She's also become a champion stair climber, since we now have to climb upstairs to do all the diaper changing. She is one quick little lady!
Some of us have been busy working. Others have been having picnics and taking naps with their best friends. That and making HUGE messes now that there is 5 times more space to mess up! This afternoon, after I put Abby in her room for her nap, I got down to work on a new garden. We have lots of old gardens on the property that are overgrown, weedy, and in desperate need of work. Instead of tackling one of those I ripped out a little section of grass that we decided we didn't want to mow and put flower in instead (and my bell pepper plants so we'd have lots of yummy peppers to eat this fall). I'm two-thirds of the way done with this side of the garden, then I'll have to rip out the rest of the grass, put in the brick pavers I found in the yard and finish the north side of the garden, which currently has two big, tangly bushes. On the bright side, all this gardening is pretty much free, since I have been relocating the plants from the yucky gardens into my new space. And Melissa and Mom also sent some beautiful guys to live in our flower bed too.
Abby has been enjoying our new deck. We put a kiddie pool out on the deck and she's been exploring that quite a bit. She also has been using her bubble mower to keep the deck clear of any weeds or grass. And she has been enjoying being outdoors in the nice weather. She even has the start of a farmers tan from being outside so much the last 3 days. We've especially enjoyed the ability to eat outside, which we couldn't really do at the last house because the cement was weedy, unlevel, and too far from the kitchen to make it practical to carry everying in and out.
Along with all the playing, Abby and Maize have been taking extra long naps to make up for all the energy they've been using. The other day they were both sleeping on the same pillow on the couch. It was too cute! Abby's adjusted well to her new room and house and is napping and sleeping perfectly. We've been very happy with how well she's adjusted to her new space. And since we've been in the new house Abby's picked up a new skill - climbing. She can now climb onto the futon all by herself. She loves being able to get up by herself and last night was taking books over and getting up to read them by herself. I'm not sure if any reading occured, but she sure thought she was hot stuff. She's also become a champion stair climber, since we now have to climb upstairs to do all the diaper changing. She is one quick little lady!
