Playin' Around on the Playground

Carter is LOVING the new backyard. We go out every day and play. He loves the swing and giggles when he goes really high.
He also learned how to climb up the stairs all by himself. I showed him how to put his feet in the rungs and he caught on so quickly and did it by himself the very next time he tried. Smarty pants!

This is his preferred method of going down the slide - Backwards on his belly.

He also loves to push his lawnmower around everywhere - which is adorable. He is getting so big and grown up - he is not my baby anymore - he is my little boy now.

Sprinklers in October?

This is Carter's first experience running through the sprinklers - yes that's right - in OCTOBER! We have had to water our new sod a l!ittle more now that the water has been turned off for the winter season. Carter was loving it. He got completely soaked. This video is so fun. It makes you want to be a kid again. :0) Enjoy!

Bike Ridin' Boys

Dave's a big fan of the bike rides and Carter loves to go. I am even trying out the whole mountain biking thing too! The weather has been so nice that we keep getting out and enjoying it. We gotta soak it up while we can - because before ya know it - frigid weather will arrive!

Here is Carter's little helmut. I think he looks so cute in it! Safety first!

Let it Snow??

So, last Sunday we woke up to 7 inches of snow on our newly layed sod! It was crazy. All of the fluffy white stuff got us into the Christmas spirit and Dave broke out the Christmas CD's and Carter started dancing. It was so cute - I got some footage. Enjoy and.....Merry Christmas! :o)

Before the Backyard......there was dirt....lots of dirt...

Here is a before shot of our backyard before we put in the grass and play area. We have been working so hard to get it ready for sod, and hauling more dirt than you can imagine. I have also become quite the landscaping expert. I have called everyone in town and know all about the best prices for dirt, sod, curbing, etc. I am also quite good at measuring square footage I've come to find out.....


I like to call this funny pic "Todd with the Sod". This is my bro in law Todd. We loved having him around helping and making us laugh. Thanks for the help Toddster!

Backyard Adventures!

Putting in yards is a LOT of HARD work!! We've got callased hands and our muscles are still recovering - but it was so worth it! Here are some fun pics of us putting in the backyard last week. Huge shout outs and thank you's to our amazing and wonderful family members that came to help us - we couldn't have done it without you and you all made it so much fun. We will think of all of you every time we go outside on our grass! Hooray!

All of the cousins had to try out the new play area as soon as we laid down the last peice of sod. They were loving it! And Carter was so excited to have a place to play.


Me and Shayne and Jana laying the sod. Those rolls were soooo heavy and there were sooo many of them! Thanks so much for all the wonderful help!! We love you all!

And here is Trish, who thought she could lay sod with us - and we said NO! (because she is 5 months pregnant) - she is always so helpful - she and Shayne picked up the wood chips for the play area for us and we let Trish spread them - she did a fabulous job.
Here is my hottie with his trusty pick tool thing (sorry honey I can't remember what that one is called) I like to call him "Captain of the Sprinklers" I love my Dave. What a hard worker.
Also big thanks to Dad Hardman, Liz, and Dad Taylor for all your help and Mom Taylor for watching the kiddies and being willing to pull weeds, pick up rocks and sink in the mud with me. We couldn't have done it without all of you.

Pallet Rodeo!

Dave decided to level the dirt with a pallet, with the help of Uncle Todd. Carter loved being pulled around. I thought it was pretty funny to watch and had to get some footage.