May 18, 2010
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Been a long week...
So once again, I am back online blogging about 4 months behind schedule - ugh! I really need to do a better job though I have been spending more time figuring out Facebook and the such than taking care of Xanga. In thinking that I may switch over to FB simply because it is a bit easier to throw up a bunch of pics with minimal commentary, I do also see the benefit of having a blog, since I would like to come back from time to time and read my thoughts and what was happening in our lives at "this" time.
Ready for the photo dump?
Working backwards...
Not sure if already wrote this, but I took an old bookshelf that we were going to toss and spray painted it with that chalk paint and believe it or not it really does work! Now Gannon and stand and draw on and actual chalk board instead of all over the concrete patio.
So we have never had the privelage of either a nice front yard with lots of grass nor the concept of having underground sprinklers. Boy how little things make all the difference to OUR quality of life these days! Of course Gannon is also enjoying the sprinklers, though I'm worried if he is ingesting too much of the water since it is irrigation water. Oh well...
We did also start building out our backyard - and getting the basketball hoop us was the first priority! Gannon loves it - he is out there every day shooting hoops, which gives Duke and I a lot of hope...
Our house has these rockbeds in lieu of flower beds, so they looked pretty boring - Duke did a lot of research and apparently we live in some sort of wind tunnel, so there are only so many types of trees that we can consider planting. I think the one we finally got is a weeping Cherry, but don't quote me. Green thumb I am not...and buying a tree that was already semi-grown and not owning a truck but having a sun roof, well...
My boys! I figured out a trick to keep Gannon amused in the car and in restaurants - having a set of coloring pens and a workbook in the car at all times. He is starting to LOVE to color and we are very impressed with his ability to look at something and come pretty darn close to copying it free hand (mommy's side).
And some beautiful sunsets from our backyard - solidifies even more why we are glad we made the move to Washington.
At Gannon's school he had two separate events to celebrate both Mother's Day and Father's Day, since his last day is June 3rd. Based on the pictures Duke took in comparison to the one's I took, the program for the morning seemed to be quite similar other than I got muffins and Duke got doughnuts.
Okay, I'm missing some pics, but you get the idea!
And more baseball - be forewarned, I got a new camera for Mother's Day that I can carry in my bag, so I will have a ton of just random images that I will post.
Have no idea when these photos were taken, but definitely our little ham!
