Yard Work

Of course there was church in the morning. The three of us got there in the nick of time, as we sort of kept hitting the snooze button time and again in the morning. We're continuing our series about castles, knights, kings and queens, and today's story was a bit of David and King Saul meets Snow White. It was unique to say the least. We started out before service with some major league technical problems, but as usual, by day's end, it was a big win for the team. A lot of effort goes into all of this, put together by a very talented team.

When Daddy got home, it was first time for some leftover Irish food from yesterday - and then time for some yard work. Madison is such a helper when it comes to getting stuff done outside. She even has her own smaller version of a rake and shovel to help out with those tasks. One such task was creating a vegetable garden. It was like Harvest Moon 64, but with real work. Daddy and many of his friends were addicted to this game in the 90's, the first real "Farmville." We were there first, the agricultural pioneers - and apparently addicts. This game featured a lot of social interaction with townspeople, holidays, farm animals to take care of, and of course a whole lot of crops. Playing this game was like getting a fever - you just had to ride it out until it was over, and until then it essentially controlled your life. That's why when I heard of "Farmville," I just said no. Enough with the imaginary crops!

Today's crops were more real, although we technically didn't plant them. Like in Harvest Moon 64, we had to clear the boulders and get those tree trunks out of the way. Lots of weeding and setting things up today, but we got it all done thanks to the help from Madison. Actually, one of our neighbors was quite helpful as well, letting us borrow a few tools to get things done quicker. Madison helped rake the cut leaves and branches, pull weeds, dig holes, spread newspaper and hay, and a whole lot more. She is really into gardening, actually!

The weather was absolutely wonderful today. We were actually a little toasted when we came in - both Mommy and Daddy felt like we got a little too much sun today, actually. Before coming in, we snapped a few photos of the blooms on the tree just outside our porch. Things are so pretty after the winter months fade away... as we close this email, here's a few of those pictures:

The last picture is of our favorite flower. She's on her toy cellphone - I think she's calling to order a pizza...