Sunshine and Yard Work

On our first full day here, Katie played with her cousins continuously, after having spent last night over at their house. Tomorrow, "the cousins", as Katie calls them, have to go to school even though it's their spring break. They are making up for snow days earlier in the year. So, because it's a school night for them, Katie couldn't spend the night at their house. Tonight when they left after dinner here at Regina's parents' house, Katie cried and cried because she was so sad she wasn't with them. I got lots of cuddle time, which I don't often get anymore, but hated to see her so sad.

Regina, her sister Edy, and Edy's husband decided it was the perfect day to do a little landscaping in their parents' backyard. So, while the kids ran around outside in the sunshine, they dug up old, unwanted plants, tilled the dirt and planted a couple of dogwood trees and a bunch of plants and bushes. They did all this work in the area of the backyard where there used to be a water feature. Regina's Mom had it removed a while back, but never did put anything in its place.

The next and last step is to add mulch, which will happen another day this week. Of course it'll look better in a year or two when the plants have had time to flourish. But, here are a couple of pictures of their hard work today:

Regina transplanted some petunias in the planters on the deck outside the master bedroom and she also hung some flowers as well.

We ended the day by grilling hotdogs and hamburgers for dinner. Katie was exhausted and went to bed easily. Yay!