On
Saturday morning at 8 am we showed up at the church and helped clean.
The kids got compliments on what great helpers they were. We cleaned
the grounds and also the classrooms. They all found ways to help.
After arriving home we decided to borrow Bro-in-law's truck and get some
beauty bark for our gardens. Dad drove the truck out to get three
large loads of dirt and we still don't have enough to finish our garden
out front. The kids were ecstatic to help. #2 Boy helped mostly with his
little shovel, #1 Girl brought the wheel burrow back to the truck, #3 Girl loved raking the dirt out with her dad and #4 Boy worked a little
on all the tasks. The highlight for the kids though was digging in the
dirt in the truck.
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| Everyone working away |
While Dad went to get more dirt I worked on mowing the grass, since we
finally got a lawn mower. It was super tall and a lot of the time I was
carrying #5 Boy in his carrier. That evening we watched sis-in-law's kids
while they went on a date. I stopped mowing when they arrived and the
lawnmower sat like this for a while. While I watched the little ones, Dad finished up doing more yard work. A lot of people at church
commented on our yard since it is a main area to pass by and a few
commented on what hard workers the kids were.
On
Monday The kids were wrestling Dad. After a while they decided to
doggy pile each other. Then #4 Boy wanted Dad on top of him. The
others agreed and we ended up with this!
That
night for Family Home Evening we got around to planting the flowers
that the kids had picked earlier. Each child picked a plant and also a
spot to plant it.
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| Beautifying our yard |
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| Dad helping to plant their flowers |
