Our little helper, part 1

Last weekend, we took advantage of Jon's 4-day weekend (thanks to his work schedule and a celebration of our former presidents), to get some stuff for our yard and do some much needed yard work. Ethan enjoyed our little Riverpark break with a few minutes at their play area. He had it all to himself! I think that must have tuckered him out, because half way through Lowes, he fell asleep. I will note here, that when we left, it was cold. . . Ethan was bundled up and wearing warm clothes. By the time we left Lowes, we were all HOT! It was such a beautiful SPRING day(in the middle of February), that when I changed Ethan's diaper, I never put his clothes back on. . . it was too hot! When we got home, we found some shorts from last year (that somehow still fit perfectly. . . I know he's grown. . . but, I am glad that they still work!), fed him lunch, and gave him some playtime outside before napping. He had so much fun! He loved moving my new plants around. . . he was so gentle with them, never throwing or dropping them. He just moved them from one brick to another. It was super cute. He also worked on his rock collection. Since we have an area of rocks, Ethan likes to pick a couple up each day and take them to his log for show. Today, his rock collection is quite larger than what it is in these pictures.

:: Also, just in case anybody cares (or possibly more for my record), Ethan is 17 months old in these pictures. . . Gosh! Where has time gone!

:: Homeownership update - As new homeowners, we are finding we are enjoying the opportunities that seem to arise for us to fix our home. This month, we have bought a lawn mower, planted flowers, extracted a plethora of weeds, started to plant a garden, and swept gallons upon gallons of water from our kitchen floor. Yes, we learned very quickly where to turn the water off - a very important thing to know! (we had a water hose thingy burst under the sink.. . thankfully while I was home washing dishes! - an adventure, I don't want to repeat anytime soon.)

:: New Homeowner's Insurance Log
- January - heater broke
- February - water hose broke/flood
- March - not here yet, wondering what kind of potential catastrophe might take place (or praying that one doesn't. . . unless it's the dishwasher. . . we are all for that breaking!)