Isn't it a little early?

A few days ago the girls and I were in the car and Hayden started asking me how to spell different things. She and Gracie often bring books and paper and crayons with them when we have to go somewhere, so I didn't really think too much about it when she was writing away in the back seat. Until she asked how to spell 'girlfriend, boyfriend, do you want to go to a movie, and I love you'! So being the typical curious mom I started questioning her about who the letter was for and how long this crush had been going on. She said it was for Tanner from her preschool class and they loved each other. I asked her why she liked him so much and she said because he has a light sabre (you know, from star wars). All of this was news to me and came pretty much right out of the blue. She's never really mentioned anything like this before. She is after all only 4 but she was quite matter of fact about the whole thing. When I told Greg about it he was amused and asked Hayden about Tanner and she is dead serious when she talks about him. She doesn't giggle or smile shyly when someone mentions her letter or her love for him, she's very serious. I couldn't help but include her cute little letter. If she sees me writing about it she'll probably get mad at me but the gist of it is "Tanner Do you promise to be girlfriend boyfriend. Do you Want to go to a movie. I love you Hayden" She also included lots of hearts and a flower then her little sister got a hold of it and made a few scribbles. She's still learning about sentences and spacing but of course she wont listen to me when I try to teach her because I am after all only a mom! Anyway I thought it was cute so I had to blog about it but I will be keeping a close eye on this Tanner fellow. We did promptly pull out the preschool pictures to see him and he is a cutey and she promised not to give him the letter till she was 15. She obviously doesn't realize how far away that is but it's still cute.

Summer time!

What could be more fun than running through the sprinkler on a hot summer day? We've already spent a couple days playing out in the water. The girls love it but the water is pretty cold so they get wet then lay in the sun for a minute, then get wet then lay in the sun for a minute. I haven't dare drag out the inflatable pool yet because it's a little big for Chandler so she and Hayden improvised over the weekend with our little sand box. They filled it with water and had a blast. Gracie got to go spend the weekend in Salem at my parent's house by herself which was a huge treat for her. Hayden says " she's having a vacation from me" and in a couple of weeks it will be her turn

Greg and I spent most of the weekend working outside on the yard. I'm not sure if we'll ever be finished. We worked on a rock wall in the front and started a fire pit in the back. One of the perks of working for a construction company is getting to borrow the big equipment once in a while. With Greg having only one arm still and the amount of rocks we had to move we would be there till the cows come home without the big machines. We'll see what other projects I can come up with for next weekend.

Well he survived-

Greg had his surgery last Wednesday and everything went as expected.They reattached the tendon to his forearm and I must say he has been a better patient than I thought he would be. It was painful the first couple days but he seems to be doing well (Who wouldn't with 4 cute nurses waiting on him hand and foot). He had to miss a few days of work but other than that it really hasn't slowed him down too much. In fact I wish he would take it easier than he has. He went back for his post op appointment with the doctor and got a brace that is bent at 90 degrees and it will gradually be straightened over 6 weeks and then he will start physical therapy. Not exactly how he planned to spend the summer but what do ya do right?