Update of the Last Few Weeks

 

We have been enjoying a beautiful spring here in the south.  Lots of warm weather and plenty of rain.  With that comes the green grass, azaleas blooming , and of course the itch to work outside.  Here are some pictures of updating we did to the front of the house. 

Below are some pictures of the back of our house before and after.   The large magnolia tree was taken down and new grass seeded with some rocks and roses.  Small amount of work but it made a whole new feel to the back yard.  Now we can grow some grass and feels a lot more open.

 

 

 

What was once a yard full of weeds is now some nice grass, which means less dirt in the house and a cleaner feel.  Its fun mowing the yard again.  We hope the summer heat doesn’t do to much damage to it.  The projects have been a whole lot of fun and a time for doing what I love to do.  In this situation working with dirt, you can make it do whatever you tell it to.  And in the end you see what has been accomplished.   Its been a perfect spring for getting new grass a good start.

 

 

With spring being here also means it’s time for baseball!  We decided to get Dexter signed up again this year.  He showed a lot of interest in playing ball and we enjoy getting acquainted with more folks in the area.  We have some great people in this community who take an interest in organizing the baseball for the kids.  Below is a picture of the team he is playing for this year, the Pleasant Grove Lightning.

These guys are doing real good so far this year with 4 wins and no loses.  We have some great coaches who want to make sure the boys have fun playing.  Dexter is in the middle of the group picture and below he is up to bat.  He is having a lot of fun playing and making new friends.

For those of you who have never seen what a storm pit looks like here in the south, the picture below shows what the inside of one is like.  Just yesterday was the first I got to see in one.  We had some tornado watches out for our area and the neighbor thought we should join them in the storm pit. They needed help opening the door so I helped them get in and Dexter wanted to stay with them.  The rest of us never made it in, before we found out the storm took a turn and missed us.   Twice this past week they had put out tornado watches and had the siren blowing.  We usually end up with lots of rain and strong winds.

 

    

 

The past few months Charmaine has been going through some preschool books with Dexter and Isaiah.  They did a real good job and it helped mom in doing something educational with the boys.  They all found some satisfaction in completing their lessons each day.  Charmaine came up with the idea of having a graduation for them.  Her and Miss Jean ,sitting in on the picture, made some gowns for the boys.  The picture above is the boys receiving their diplomas and below is the “graduating class of 2011”.  I don’t know if we are on to something here or not, the fact of homeschooling the boys.  She had a lot of fun with it and plans to homeschool kindergarten yet.   After that we will have to see how its going and if Charmaine wants to continue on.  We had a fun graduation party with Miss Jean as our honored guest. 

I had to add some pics of the ladies of the house below.  Ava is doing a real good job of not letting her brothers get the best of her.  Telling them “no,no” at times making sure they don’t overstep their boundaries. She loves to sing along with us or carry her own tune at times.  Us “men” in the house love our mom and sis, we sure couldn’t do without them.