April 28, 2009

worms, bugs, and yard work

Kristen has been working on the yard this last week. A few of our plants didn't make it after the cold and snow of winter and so we decided it was time to replace them.
Tyler and Siena have had a great time helping Mommy dig holes and get MUDDY! And with mud, comes WORMS! Tyler loved finding worms in the holes in the backyard. He thinks the wiggly little things are the coolest!
While we were out getting our new plants, Tyler and Siena spotted a container of live ladybugs at the nursery. Kristen gave in and we brought 15,000 ladybugs home with us! Yes, 15,000! The kids LOVED releasing all of the ladybugs into the back yard! It was ladybug craziness! While some of the bugs have moved on to the rest of the neighborhood, we still have a bunch in our yard and Tyler and Siena have a blast watching them all day long!

Siena was not as excited about holding worms as Tyler was

Tyler's first worm!

Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home
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Kristen also helped the kids to make hand print stepping stones for the back yard. It was really fun to do, and we're pretty happy with how they turned out.

2 comments:

MaryRC said...

no wonder he loves ladybugs! his cousins are big fans as well!

MaryRC said...

wow! he found a worm. zach and rae

rae says- i have bad luck with ladybugs sometimes i drown them :-( only two.

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Jason is a Structural Engineer and Kristen is a stay at home Mom. Our son, Tyler is an active and wonderful five year old! And, our daughter, Siena is a three year old fireball! They are both growing up fast! They keep us busy and they bring us such amazing joy!!