A new car!

Zach got his first set of wheels last night! We received a good deal (free) on a used Tonka with lots of off-road miles and good gas mileage. (Thank you Timmons family for the gift!) Currently, Zach is only able to drive in reverse but it rides-like-a-dream! Zach continues to really enjoy being outside and is learning all sorts of fun new ways to play (see picture of slide)! With all the fun to be had in the yard it is really tough to convince Zach to come inside for things like meals, laundry, clean diapers and naps.

This past week we had our little jungle in the backyard removed by professionals--it was actually a 20 year overgrown hedge that was completely dead underneath but covered in wisteria. The vines had aggressively wrapped themselves throughout two trees and were threating to take over the neighborhood. The crew brought in a tractor/excavator and then a skid steer plus chain saws and a dump truck-and the wisteria still gave them quite a challenge! (It is laughable that Steve and I had actually entertained the idea of tackling it ourselves.) The big equipment in our yard this week provided Zach with hours of entertainment as he watched the "dumper" and "ss-seer" work. I missed taking a photo of him eating his lunch while standing at the window-but trust me it was precious!