Front Yard Project!

Yesterday, Heather somehow convinced me to finally tackle the problem of having an ugly patch of weeds in our front yard.
First, a little background. The original owners of this house put a huge boulder in the front yard. The second owners of the house removed the boulder, but left an ugly patch where the boulder used to be. We've had weeds growing in this patch for the two summers that we've lived in this house, and I guess Heather didn't want to deal with that for a third summer, so she decided to do something about it. I was reluctant at first, but now that the project is finished, I'm glad that we worked on it. I took some pictures of our journey.
Pictures!

Jaiden laughing and drinking milk

Jaiden saying "AHHHHH" and "E I E I"

Jaiden can say "AHHHHH".

He can also say "Ee-ii-ee-ii-oooo"... or.. almost.

I guess that some plates aren't microwave safe.

This little chunk of charred chicken just wasn't worth it.

Jaiden has discovered oranges

Tonight Heather, Jaiden, and I went to Mimi's Cafe. Right before we got there, I handed Jaiden an orange that I found in the car. I expected him to just play with it. When he started sucking on it, I thought it was cute.
Then I smelled that distinct "orange" smell that permeates the air when an orange is being peeled. I grabbed the orange away from him and found that he had taken a big bite out of the bottom of it, peel and all! After I took it away, he chewed what was in his mouth and swallowed it.
Heather and I thought it was hilarious. When we got in the restaurant, the waitress brought him a little "kid's plate" which included an orange slice with the peel still attached. When it was in range, he grabbed it and proceeded to devourer it, peel and all!

Little Grunter (Dec 2007)

Jaiden can get out of a chair and clap his hands