Blooming Orchards

Taking pictures of Mason and Corben in the blooming orchards

Mason almost 18 months and Corben 3 years old

Such sweet love!

Mason Kate

Borrowed this wagon from my neighbor to use as a prop today!

Our Family

Papa John with his grandchildren!

Running

Watching the petals fall

Beautiful white petals

We stopped to watch the ducks in the pond

Such a fun day and the kids were really sweet together!

First Vegetable/Fruit Garden

Corben has his wheelbarrow heading out to the garden

Mason Kate taking her orange slices out to the garden, she let brother carry all her garden tools in his wheelbarrow!

Eating a snack

Mason's got her bucket

Our vegetable and fruit garden!!!

8 rows and notice the 5 rows of corn seeds in the back

Some seeds and a lot of plants

Nice little gate to enter the garden

Corben using his new sprayer to water his pumpkin patch

Corben, Daddy, Papa John and Pop all helped with the garden planting

Corben and Daddy

Up close view, prior to watering, so they are a little dry...it's already in the 70's here!

Pretty straight rows...Caleb lined each row with a premeasured string and that kept us on the right track!

Oh....garden....I love you...

and I am praying I am a good gardener to grow and harvest our fruits and vegetables!!!

Under the fort of blankets

Corben & Mason helped build a fort of blankets and were playing underneath with all their toys!

Home & Garden show

Papa John & Corben looking at all the tractors

Mason running on the grass during our lunch break

Mason Kate & Corben (trying to pose for Mom)

Sweet brother and sister!

Mason Kate

Kids looking at the waterfall near the kid's playground

Swimming Lessons

Mason with new instructor Meagan

She cried a little less and did more of what Meagan asked of her.

Mason laying down during swim lessons???? 

Holding on to Meagan and kicking

Corben swimming out to Meagan

He did much better closing his mouth this week

Both kids floated with Meagan!

Outdoor life

Mason's outdoor life involves a lot of dirt, she just sits down and gets dirty! 

Corben is all things Fireman right now

Notice his walkie-talkie, hat, jacket and fire axe 

Hard at work 

This picture scares me a little!

She is one tough chick!

Those blocks of wood are heavy and she is a hard worker like her brother! 

Mason & Corben playing on the wood pile.

Corben constantly says he is a Fireman and Mason is the helicopter girl!!!  Too funny! 

Trying to catch bugs, butterflies....anything really!

Notice our fruit trees in the back with our nice white stakes 

Here is an upclose view

Our fruit trees are growing and are all now properly labeled! 

Thanks to Nonie and Pop for helping! 

Just a little update on my herb garden!  Growing strong!

We also planted Berries along our West fence (Raspberry, Blackberry, & Blueberry)

Stay tuned for our vegetable garden...

Pop & Caleb already made a fenced-in garden, slightly raised, looking forward to planting in a couple of weeks.

Swim Lesson # 2

Stading outside the heated tent watching Mason...

she still cried quite a bit...but actually did some of what Jason asked.

Riding the frog and kicking some. 

Giving Jason high-fives 

Swimming towards the side to grab on, hit the turtles down, and monkey crawl to the step

I think it is so cute how she turns and looks at Jason! 

She actually did quite well at this exercise! 

Less tears are always a good thing!  Swimming is fun! 

Corben kicking and actually moving the frog on his own! 

Corben has been forgetting to keep his mouth closed, so they are focusing on closing his mouth and not getting any water in.