More Fun at the Park

Calvin had a great time at the park the other day. 

It started off with some tasty blackberries. 

 Call me Mr. Manners.

 He thought Chip needed a rock on his head.

 The two troublemakers had to attack the slide (we did NOT pose this).

 So we set them up to race down the slide.

On your mark,

Get set,

 GO!!!!

 And of course we had to play in the sand.

 A fun day for the boys

 and the mamas.

That Dog Looks Like a Donkey

Last Friday, Calvin and I went to a neat plant sale that had farm animals all over. Calvin saw this donkey and would/could not stop yelling "Dog! Dog! Dog!"

 The dog, I mean, donkey was very friendly and would walk up to people and lean in to be pet.

 Calvin was more then happy to oblige.

 This donkey was not what you would call clean (you could see the dirt and dust fly off of him).

 Grandma Sarah to the rescue from the incredilby dirty donkey!

Just Let Go

So Calvin was playing  nicely on the porch the other day when he got himself into a predicament. 

 He was quite confused.

 And then frustrated.

 Finally he let go of the stick and all was better.

Brilliant.

Shady Character

Calvin won't wear his own sunglasses

but will briefly wear mine.

On the Fence

Back to the yard work. After the sod went in, Grandpa David came up to help put up the rails.

 Calvin helped keep track of the extra pieces of wood.

 "Where did it go?" (Or "Weredgo?" as Calvin says it, complete with hand gesture thanks to Auntie Erin).

 Calvin offering to help.

 After rails came pickets.

 Calvin loves his new backyard!

 Here you can see the pickets and the gate Todd made.

 Here you can see the privacy fence, most of the backyard's grass and the patio. And the boys working on a project.

 The garden beds are still a work in progress (thanks to Mr. Calvin "I don't want to nap anymore" Sherman).

Hide N Seek

So, I've been told I only put pictures of Calvin when he is happy. So here's an entry of him being unhappy. The other day Calvin was eating a cracker and started to get upset. When I came to see why, it was because he couldn't find where his cracker had gone. 

 Can you find it?

 Still can't find it?

 Look again.

 Yes, it was on top of his head. And the other half was hidden in his seat belt.

 I know it seems mean that I took pictures instead of helping him, but the pictures were quick and then I helped him.

Here is a happy picture to end on a smiley note. 

Yardwork Continued

Back to the work we've been doing on the yard. 

After Easter, things started moving along. 

 After clearing out the yard, they put down the gravel to go under the paver stones.

 Then they started to lay the stone.

 Once the pavers were done, Todd and Ross started on the fence posts.

 Calvin loved always having things to watch out the windows.

 After the posts, came the topsoil and mulch. 

And here is a cute Calvin picture so this entry wasn't completely boring for you all. :)