Finally! All the Trees are Down!

Tree Graveyard

woops....

The Felling Continues...

Property Transformation, Day Two

As Tate would say, "Whoa!"

Now you see 'em...now you don't!

We have begun the process of taking back our land!

23 trees will be cut (though about 70 will actually come down)
We'll cut into the hill in the back and relocate the dirt to the front
We'll build a wall to hold back taht hill and leave nice flat space for...GRASS!

Here are a few before pictures, for comparison

The front of the house: The side yard (where grass never had any chance):
And after Day One!

The Dingo!

And as Day Two Begins:

Random Photos...

Nana colors with Tate...

We visit with Eric, Nancy, and Nora...

Tate loves Da-deee

Alex's First Birthday...

(Alex stealing Tate's sippy cup)

Elmo!!

Just chillin...

We start 'em young here...

Why Loca Loves the Baby

Loca doesn't love the baby because she has any mothering tendencies...
she doesn't love him because he's the offspring of her favorite humans...
she loves him because he guarantees her a delicious dinner every night!

When Tate is "all done", he like to have his placemat clean. So he shoves any leftover food off the mat and usually onto the floor. Even if it doesn't make the floor, Loca considers it hers and she will get it!

Not to mention that if he's not a particular fan of something, he throw it to the ground. Loca takes pride in her job as clean-up crew, but even she misses a few pieces

When Tate is removed from his chair, Loca gets anything that falls off of him. Luckily, she hasn't tried to get that which is stuck in his hair!

June visit to Nana's House

Tate had a good time visiting his Nana.

He's a silly little boy and made her laugh a lot!

Aunt Erin came over and blew bubbles with Tate and Wyatt.
She is SO much fun!

Tate had a great time rolling Nana's wine bottles around. His favorite bottles turned out to the most expensive in Nana's collection. Already a connoiseur! We are so proud!

The stairs to the basement were of particular interest...

We spent Sunday at Uncle Chris' and Aunt Laura Beth's house. Grumps came to visit and had tons of fun with the boys.

Mommy let Nana take all the pictures, though, so we don't have anything to post here. Stay tuned, though, Mommy is determined to get those pictures posted!

But I do have my favorite picture of Wyatt!