Mow, Mow, Mow the Yard...

Well all the rain from 2 weeks ago and the sun from last week really spurred the "yard" on and it was time to mow the green stuff around our house.  I wouldn't go so far as to say "mow the grass" because well, it's really just tall weeds.  Oh, and did I mention the next door neighbor actually drove over a snake while mowing his yard this week!!!!  Ummm.... yikes!  I've had an eagle eye out ever since.  I sat the kids down and gave them another serious reminder that we are no longer living in the comforts of the city.. (to which they cheered excessively for) and that we needed to be aware of our surroundings and to NOT stick your hands, feet, legs, siblings, etc. into any dark holes, etc.  I'm afraid I only gave them ideas.  Aaah, to have the ignorance, oh I mean innocence, of a child again. LOL! 

Anyway, I figured my best "line of defense" was to be riding the mower... that way I could take care of the slimy creatures versus having them take care of me! Ugh!  And honestly it was either that or shovel clay into the trenches for the sprinkler system -- I chose the one with the least physical labor involved. LOL!   So, off I went.. I hopped right up in the drivers seat with ZERO experience in "yard maintenence".  Jarred gave me the quick 411 on where the gas was, how to go forward, reverse, what not to drive over, etc.  Piece of cake right????  Well, not exactly.  Shortly after I started I was flagged down for my first (of many) safety pointers.  Turns out there is more to it than the "riding a bike" analogy I was associating with it.  During one of my many citations by my husband he told me that we would have a "lawnmower safety session" later that evening.  LOL!!!!  Turns out parade waving and driving with no hands are not "acceptable" while operating a large piece of machinery. Who knew!???!

And I can't believe I forgot to include this in yesterday's post, but we have BIG news!!!  No, I'm not pregnant... you all can lay that idea to rest for GOOD!  Our family is just right the way it is!  However, Madeline lost her first AND second tooth this weekend!!!  She's thrilled!  She held on to her teeth until Monday so she could take them to school to show them off and the tooth fairy visited her that evening.  The race is on for who will loose the third tooth first!  My kids are very competitive!!!  I have NO idea where they get that from.  Ha! Ha!  Anyway, here's a picture of our big girl missing her two front teeth!

It's kind of hard to tell since her new teeth are already half-way in, but nevertheless have you ever seen a bigger smile!!!  So sweet!