What we did today.

This morning's project was of the dirty kind. Our front lawn has this spot that is all sunk in and crappy because of the sewer excavation that had to be done last summer (2007) and wasn't made very level. All winter long in settled underneath our loads of snow and the grass has slowly been filling in all this summer on top of the unlevelness. Mike went and got a load of dirt so we could fill in the low spots and get it more level. Jonathan was Daddy's little helper today and helped him with all the steps for this project. Step 1: Tromp all over the dirt in the back of the pickup while Daddy shovels it out and onto the lawn.
Step 2: When you can't lift up the shovel because a) it's too heavy, and b) you are too little and not supposed to touch the shovel....then just kick it out of the pickup.

Step 3: Get in Daddy's way while he is trying to level it out with the rake. Can't even begin to count the number of times Mike redid the same spots because they had little shoe prints all over them.

Step 4: "Help" Daddy by sweeping the dirt out of the pickup and onto the driveway.

This afternoon's project was tilling up our garden area in preparation for winter. Mike got all duded up and started tilling adn his sidekick was following behind. Before long, Jonathan came into the house and told me that Daddy told him he "couldn't help or walk by the tiller unless he had a hankerchief over his nose and mouth too, and so, could I please get one for him."
Really this picture is just too cute for words. I think that Jonathan is even trying to step in Mike's footprints.

And not to be outdone, but the girls HAD to get in on the fun of hankie wearing. Jenny was the only one that opted for the cowboy look. The older girls needed to be more "girlie".