Yard Work Saturdays

While weeding in the backyard last Spring we found a garter snake. Josh was so excited! All the kids thought it was pretty cool, including some of the neighbors. But Josh was especially protective of it. When he wanted to go play in a neighbor's yard he told Nate to check on it EVERY minute so it didn't escape. When he got home and found the snake was gone he said to Nate, "you didn't check on it every minute did you!?" I felt bad it got away, but at the same time, I didn't. I'm not a fan of snakes. For Josh though it paid to work out in the yard.

Lia decided last Spring she likes mowing the lawn. She was such a champ to do it a few times! Nate could not have been happier about the arrangement. We did offer to pay her though after the first couple of times since it's not one of her normal chores.