When we moved into our house in 2004, we decided that we wanted to plant a tree in our shadeless backyard. The tree would serve two purposes; 1) mark the special occasion of buying our first home, and 2) give us a little relief from the afternoon sun that beats down on our backyard. You all know that Mike likes to be a little unique in most of the things he does. Instead of going to the local nursery and buying a tree to plant, he ordered a "tree" that was cut down from Abraham Lincoln's estate. The "tree" arrived as a twig. I know I have pictures, but I can't find them in my unorganized mess of 1000s of pictures. Anyway, it was so tiny and frail that we had to put a special plastic tube around it for a year to protect it. I think it will be about 20 years before we get any shade from our little tree, but it has grown into the most beautiful tree that symobolizes one of the most special times in our lives.
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| The Love Tree |
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| Our attempts to take a family photo in front of the tree... |
When Matty was born, we planted "Matty's Tree." It was also a tiny tree when we planted it, but has grown so much and has beautiful flowers on it during the summer months.
And of course we couldn't forget about Gracie Girl, she has her own little tree that is still just an itty bitty just like her. It has one purple flower on it this year.
And because the weather was so beautiful this weekend, we made the most of it and played outside a lot. Here are some highlights...
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| Saturday morning soccer! |
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| Gracie Girl cheered him on from the sidelines |
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| And kept me chasing after her! |
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| Planting flowers with Brady! |
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| Coloring on the sidewalk! |
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| And getting super dirty! |
And here are a few examples of the attitudes we have in our house from time to time...
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| Haha... This picture cracks me up! |
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| Poor Gracie Girl...but she looks so cute when she throws a fit! |
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