Babies and Ceilings and Gardens, Oh My

We had a whirlwind morning a few days ago, trying to get the plastic liner in the new flower beds, so that I could shovel the dirt out of the trailer, so Sean could USE the trailer to pick up the wood for our new living room ceiling! Evan helped:

And here, drum roll please, is that new ceiling. Unfortunately, Kuderling girls, it DID cover up all that "extra" steel in the structure. Ha!

Also, check out the bare spot in the half-bath wall - that will eventually be a vertical line of glass block to let in the light from the only window on that wall. We're very excited about that! Thanks for the idea, Matt...

Can't resist a little garden shot - all my flowers are finally in. But... that plastic is there because we do still drop below freezing every night, so it may have been a bit premature. Oh, well. Also, please do not judge my gardening skills based on the appearance of the pots in front. They need a little TLC, and a little time not smushed under plastic (also, they are haphazardly stashed in front of the bed so I only have to do one plastic sheet!). Really probably better not judge my gardening skills based on the big bed, either, just yet. It needs a little time to, ahem, mature.

Good Day, Sunshine

Spring has finally sprung here in Rico, and we figured it was time to introduce Evan to the wonders of a grassy lawn. He wasn't too sure about the whole grass thing - he held his hands up above the waist at all times. But, oh for cute!

Look! Tulips! Well, tulip greens, anyway.







And for Mother's Day, wonderful Sean built me these humongous (and heavy!) flower boxes on the south side of the house:



Goodbye unattractive interface between dirty house and gravel, hello beautiful greens and flowers!! However, the flower part is still lacking. First I must fill them with dirt, no? Witness the trailer filled with dirt on the left side of the photo - time for Sarah to get shoveling!

Evan and Mama got to go for a hike last weekend up on Lizardhead Pass with Aunties Kaycee and Lindsay. We figured we'd go as far as we could, snow permitting. It didn't really permit, and we did a lot of hiking ON snow. But we made a day of it, and had a great time!





Evan is becoming quite the backpack babe - he sits back there like a little Buddha, dispensing smiles and taking it all in. Also, he sleeps. See?