Fun in the Sun (yes the sun made an appearance)

Ella and I spent from 245 til 745 outside today. We spent part of that time at the park and the rest of it in our yard with a break for a quick dinner.

Ella loves to watch Tom mow the yard (safely from the house that is)
She is afraid of how loud it is when it is on so typically even when its off she likes to view it from afar.
Today however she decided to be brave and check it out
She had to slowly ease herself into it...

Once she got herself up in the seat she couldnt get enough!

Tom and I have been working hard outside the last two weekends (him more so than me) and we still have a long way to go. Last weekend we worked on patching grass, weeding, and pulling dead bushes. Tonight Tom tackled repairing sections of our fence with the neighbor. Of course Ella had to "help"

The guys even got out the chainsaw which Ella enjoyed watching from a safe distance..

She made sure she sported her safety glasses...

And after watching the guys work, she is back on the tractor. Working really hard to get the key in the ignition...

Tomorrow we head down to NKU for Tom's law school open house (pics to come)
Then Sunday we will be working on mulch, planting bushes, further fence repair, putting in a sidewalk out back, re routing drainage pipes, and picking out retaining wall for our back patio. I by no means expect to accomplish all that in one day. I feel we have some long weekends ahead of us for the next month or so!