Backyard fun

Wren is certainly no baby anymore...

Her first summer...

And second summer...

And third! It's sort of hard to believe. That pool looks like it's shrinking...and what a mane of hair!

Like a true red head, she spent an afternoon slathered in sunscreen and wearing her wide brimmed hat from Joe. I found her bathing suit on babysteals. I wish I could remember the brand, because it unsnaps at the bum to get it on and off easier- like if an accident were to happen...

Ellie hangs out in her new Peapod which I LOVE. If she wasn't comfortably kicking around in this, she would be squirming around in her car seat while Wren and I played in the backyard. Not fun. And I can zip it up to keep bugs off. It has a blow up mat that you slide into the bottom of the tent that you can blow up without a pump. No, this one does not self inflate... :) (Small inside joke there for some readers!)

It also sets itself up. When you unzip the bag it comes in, it literally flies open and nearly knocks you unconscious if you don't watch out!

See? Loving it...

Andrea and my mom helped (I mean, did ALL the work), in planting flowers for us in the backyard. I do not have a green thumb. At all. Ikea plants are in better shape being unwatered and indoors at the store than they do at my house. 

So I asked Andrea to pick out flowers that could withstand mistakes (like being over or under watered) and wouldn't die on me too easily. 

The ones she picked were lovely...

These flowers have some amazing colors!

And my herb pot. It's still waiting for another herb to fit in there. Andrea planted some chocolate mint (smells the best), rosemary, thyme, and basil. Basil drives me crazy. Out of any plant, it hates me the most, but I love to cook with it. Such a love/hate relationship, and it's hate for me usually wins.