Backyard

I spent a few hours outside in the backyard yesterday. Instead if having a fountain that is tempermental (works when it wants to), I had an idea of pitting in some succulents in the fountain bowl. When that proved too expensive, I opted for some hen and chicks. A friend suggested I put them in a removable bowl before putting it in the cement basin. Good idea, Heidi! I'm pleased with how it looks.


When the kids are older, and if I feel like figuring out the fountain, I still have the option to do that. The small green containers have perrenials that I still have to plant. The pot on the far right also has a few hen and chicks. The silvery plant at the bottom pf the picture is also new. And last but not least, when I scrounging the woods looking for big rock, I saw some iris that will never bloom b/c it's too shady where they were. So those on at the far right.


My parents had given us a lawn decoration that I found a spot for--the ball on the end glows in the dark!


And a post wouldn't be complete without a kid picture. Piper was upset b/c she wanted her bottle, but I wanted to snap a shot of her in new pjs.