May 26th - June 1st

Since Monday was Memorial Day this meant we had more time for the never ending yard work.  We finished putting in the new bushes (there's a picture of them later).  This proved to be a bit challenging as they were going into an area close to some trees so there were lots of roots to deal with.  During Bennett's nap Chris and I were outside working and we were quite surprised when we saw Bennett come outside.  (We'd had the monitor with us but hadn't heard him.)  Apparently he had looked out a window, saw us, put his shoes on, and then came out the back door to find us.

After dinner we went for a walk.  Bennett wasn't so much interested in that, but he did enjoy picking dandelions.

Tuesday was a little too chilly to play outside so instead we made pudding pops, vacuumed, and played with Duplos.



On Wednesday Bennett asked to watch American Tail again.  But what was funny was that at one of the scary parts he ran to find me saying, "Mummy, save me!"

Confirming our suspicions that he's in the midst of a growth spurt, we measured Bennett and he's grown an inch in the past month.



When we picked Bennett up from school on Thursday we noticed he was in different clothes.  Apparently he had a bit of an accident when he decided to try to pee standing up.  Daddy later gave instructions on how to do this without getting all of your clothes wet.  :)

 After dinner Chris took out the old dishwasher in preparation for the new one to be delivered on Friday.  Bennett got his tools as well so that he could "help". 

Every time Chris got a new tool we would have Bennett get his as well- screwdriver, adjustable wrench, etc.

On Friday the new dishwasher was delivered and of course now we want to redo rest of the kitchen.

We also got a couple of pink flamingos (at Bennett's request) for the area by the new bushes.  Bennett has named them Charlie and Charkie.  (Charlie from this book and Charkie is from Curious George.)
Bennett and I also planted the squash plant that has grown from his plant a seed experience at OSV on Mother's Day.

Bennett: Are you going to put anything else here?
Mummy: Do you think that I should?
Bennett: Yes. Flamingos. Pink flamingos.

Saturday - 31
Saturday was pretty busy.  It started with soccer, which thankfully went better than the week before.  Bennett was much better about paying attention and listening to the coaches.

After soccer Bennett and Daddy stayed home, played outside, and watched Peter Pan while I helped Grandpa clean some stuff out of the basement at West Street.

New safety gear arrived so now Bennett can make his Derby Car!

After nap Bennett and Chris joined me for a haircut (I was the only one getting a trim) and then we all went to Nana's so that Chris could help with a few projects.  I brought along my sewing machine and hemmed a curtain for Liz as well.

When all our tasks were done we had a little bit of time to kill before we went to dinner at Grandpa's house so we went to the playground up the street.

On Sunday we had our weekly OSV visit. Lately Bennett has wanted his picture taken in these cutouts.  I think this summer when all the cousins come to visit we're going to have to take a group shot.

As always, we stopped at the tin shop.  However, this time we brought our watering can with us as it leaked a little.  Turns out the spout comes off so it can be changed from a sprinkle to a stream of water, so short of soldering those two parts together we may have to deal with a minimal leak.

Since the weather has warmed up it means that this cow can be "milked" again.

Back at home we did more yard work.  I know, it's a shocker!  We're removing one garden bed so luckily Andrew and Gentry are willing to take our dirt.  So Chris took a couple of loads of dirt to their house while Bennett and I went grocery shopping.

And that wraps up our week!