A Comparison

Just for kicks, this is what our backyard looks like more typically (please note: less water). Although the water level is still higher than usual, I am not longer operating in the "make a plan" mode and have even started considering paint colors for the next room in our basement. At the time of my last post, I was taking pictures of our work in the basement for insurance purposes and calculating how long it would take us to redo the work we have already done.

Picnic table is barely visible but between the trees in the center of the frame.

Nice green grass + no water= good thing. John is convinced he needs to mow the lawn this weekend.


A different kind of comparison. The blue shoes are what William had just outgrown at this time last year. The white shoes are his new ones that currently fit. Please note: although they Nike, they are not new. $6 at the children's resale shop.

William has developed a thing for shoes. Here he is trying to put on my shoes.

It was bright and sunny after dinner on Wednesday, so we attempted our first trip to the park! It was a lot more fun this year! William climbed, slid, crawled and ran around. And cried when it was time to go. Looks were deceiving in that it looked nice, but was still only 45 degrees outside. A little chilly for us, but we still had fun.

We put William down to walk back to the car with us. He turned right around and ran back to the play area!