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<\/a>\nOur garden! Ok, well it’s only a little bitty herb garden but there is a tomato plant we got from the CSA in there as well as a jalepeno pepper we planted for dad.<\/center><\/p>\n
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<\/a>\nSilas and Paul doing home improvements. Here Paul is doing electrical work to fix the front yard lights that stopped working sometime in winter. While we had everything dug up, we decided to add some walkway lights. Now when you all come visit us you don’t have to worry about stepping out of your car onto a rattlesnake in the pitch-dark driveway!<\/center><\/p>\n
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<\/a>\nSilas all decked out and ready to work. For some reason he insists on the construction vest, goggles and sometimes hardhat when we go on stroller runs too. I have a theory that it’s just in case we pass by workers fixing the road, electricity, cable, etc. You never know when someone’s going to need a 3 year old’s help with construction! Smart boy.<\/center><\/p>\n
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<\/a>\nAnother home improvement. After finding a king snake in the courtyard, Paul decided we needed a new gate with narrower slots.<\/center><\/p>\n
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<\/a>\nBeing home on weekends means trips to the St. Philip’s Farmer’s Market!! Mmmmmm.<\/center><\/p>\n
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<\/a>\nA visit from Grandma and Pap Pap and a trip to the Desert Museum.<\/center><\/p>\n
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<\/a>\nWe’ve had a few beautifully mild days here over the last month. The boys and I take advantage with a picnic lunch at Agua Caliente Park (aka “The Duck Park”) <\/center><\/p>\n
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<\/a>\nClimbing in the summer for this family means either heading to the hills or heading to the gym.<\/center><\/p>\n
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<\/a>\nSilas gaining elevation.<\/center><\/p>\n
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<\/a>\nBeing home on weekends also means spending more time at our fav Tucson hangouts. Dinner at Maynards. Nothing beats a table by the tracks with two kids that love trains.<\/center><\/p>\n
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<\/a>\nAnd of course, Silas with his books. With the onset of the spring bloom we’ve begun diving into books about bees.<\/center><\/p>\n
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<\/a>\nWhat’s summer without pool time?!<\/center><\/p>\n
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<\/a>\nLike any kids I suppose, these boys would rather their lips turn purple and shiver with near-hypothermia than get out of the pool.<\/center><\/p>\n
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<\/a>\nOur new grill!!!<\/center><\/p>\n
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<\/a>\n…or more impressive, the box that the grill came in. <\/center><\/p>\n
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<\/a>\nAt one time this box was a fine house. Equipped with 3 windows, a door AND EVEN a chimney. However from the looks of it now it appears as though it’s been through a monsoon microburst. Do I quietly tear it down and put it in the recycle bin during naptime in hopes that they won’t notice it’s gone when they wake up? Or do I enlist their help in its disposal and risk tears?<\/center><\/p>\n
Happy Summer, eh..errr..Spring, everyone!<\/p>\n
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