The Merimee Girls: Yard Day

So we had a bunch of friends over to help out in the yard and build a trampoline for the girls. The trampoline was an "adventure" and lets leave it at that. I really don't know the details of why it took 4 hours but apparently the directions would have been easier if they were written in a different language. After dinner the kids all had great fun on it (minus the broken foot for ViviAnne YIKES).

I have three neighbors that have been cutting it which is a HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE blessing for me. Sometimes we pull into the driveway and the girls ask why they cut our grass for us and I tell them b/c God asked them to. "oh that's nice, glad He sent someone b/c I don't think you could do it." Thanks for the vote of confidence but they aren't lying, that is just not my cup of tea.

I wanted to get the trampoline built and get the rest of the deck stained this weekend. We (and by "we" I mean Jason) also put in a little veggie garden. I bought a new grill that seems more manageable than the massive one Craig had. We grilled out and had a great time in the yard. Yard day was a HUGE success. It wasn't far from my thoughts throughout the day that there was someone missing. Although we kept busy all day it wasn't easy to just enjoy the company and be thankful. It was tough to have OUR friends here but Craig wasn't around cracking jokes and quoting movies.

Big thanks to our friends. Our yard has never looked so good.