Counting Down

We snapped a couple belly pictures last week.

I tried to look as pregnant as I feel.

 I, of course, have been counting down the days for a long time, but since we hit about 15 days to go, Mary has also been very excited about counting down the days to the new baby. She always knows the right number of days.

Work Party Round Two

We had another work party in our front yard and got a ton done, starting with digging out the area across the driveway.

We also added pavers to the river rock in the front strip and finished putting out river rock.

Next we dug for the path across the yard.

We put gravel in the area across the driveway.

The final project for the day was putting the gravel and pavers down to make a path through the yard.

 After we finished, things looked much different in the yard, and it's so exciting to see it coming together.

Joshua's Birthday

We had a great time celebrating Joshua's birthday, starting off with a pastry he got for birthday breakfast.

The kids helped me make a pie.

 We took a drive in the afternoon and got ice cream in Three Rivers, then finished the day off with Manhattan clam chowder and rhubarb pie at home.