We had a family-filled Memorial Day weekend this year. Nana and G2 came up from Portland, joined by "Favorite Aunt" candidate Adrienne. Adrienne just returned from Italy, and she came bearing gifts, stories and a deep desire to fix our front yard.
On Saturday we met up with Rachelle and Kyle to take a walk in Fremont. The weather was surprisingly beautiful, and the Burke was packed. We did manage to scare off enough bikers to take a family photo.
Mom, Dad, and Diana on the Montlake Cut
Aunt Adrienne
We spent Sunday afternoon mowing the lawn and pulling weeds. Diana came out and joined us for much of the afternoon. She really loves being outside.
We borrowed our neighbor's gas mower to deal with the tall grass, and it worked well. The front lawn is basically all weeds, but at least it's short now. We now have the second worst lawn on the block, so we're making progress. Adrienne was a huge help, pulling weeds and turning over the soil in the planting beds. She even came back on Monday and planted some flowers for us. Perhaps someday we'll tackle the back yard:)
Grady on the lawn before it was mowed
Our lawn has definitely sunk to "worst lawn on the block" status. The new baby excuse only goes so far, and after awhile the wither stares get to be too much.
Diana and Nana hanging out during GardenFest 2008
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