Grandparent palooza!

Ethan last saw his Siemens Grandparents in February (in Texas and Seattle) and last saw his Beu Grandparents in July at the Beu Pig Roast. So it was so great to see both sets this month! Ethan had so much fun getting all four to read him books. Go Dog, Go! And anything with farms and/or tractors, trucks, cars are a few of his favorites.

He gave lots of hugs and kisses (hugging Grandma "Treeka" above). And he got to hang out with his cousins, Ryan and Connor, (and the rest of the entire family) over Labor Day weekend (other picture).

Backyard Makeover

As you can see, we've been working hard on the backyard. The pictures are in reverse order showing the finished product first. Oh well. We tilled the dirt, trenched, put in sprinkler piping, tilled again, set up the sprinklers, and finally seeded! The crazy downpours of rain derailed our project on multiple occasions this summer. But just look at the progress! Ethan "helped" when he could, supervised a lot, and enjoyed playing in the mud when we'd let him. Thank goodness we now have an automatic sprinkler system AND grass. The grass still has a ways to go and we still have some clean up to do and a pergola to build over the patio. Now we can't wait until next spring and summer to actually walk on the grass and enjoy our backyard!