All on His Own

Tonight Adam mowed the lawn and when I went to check on Gerrit, this is what I saw:

He LOVES helping Adam. He did this all on his own...He knows how Adam usually rakes the large clumps of grass and then sweeps the sidewalk (can't have that grass run off into the sewers!). So he started to help dad before dad had finished mowing.

When I came back out to get him at bed time, he had put on his work gloves and had gotten the bucket Adam usually uses too. He disappeared and Adam said he was putting the grass clippings in the compost bin! We aren't sure how he figured out how to get the lid off but sure enough, he was behind the garage taking care of the clippings!

We can only hope he continues to be this excited about yard work and mowing the lawn and does it all on his own!

**side note: what you don't see in these pictures is Gerrit peeing in the 'weeds' between our house and Nick's! Adam caught him pulling up his pants after the deed. It is always obvious when Gerrit does go to the bathroom (weeds or toilet) because his shirt is usually tucked into his underwear in some spot!

Skol Vikings!

I just realized I didn't post any pictures from our big Vikings game! Silly me! I posted some on facebook but forgot the blog. (Sorry for those of you sitting on the edge of your seat waiting for pictures!)

We had a blast! I couldn't get a family photo and the best I could do of the 2 boys is the one in the middle! We took Luke and Paul with us and they too had a great time. Gerrit took it all in and couldn't get enough of it. He followed the game and probably would've lasted longer had Dad bought him popcorn! We left at the end of the 3rd and stopped for ice cream at Grand Ole Creamery for a late night snack. Gerrit is still talking about the game and will recall some of the plays.

We can't thank Rockne's enough for the tickets, great seats and opportunity to go to a game. It was a night to remember!

Comin' Along

Here is the latest look of the basement:

top right: the heated flooring is in

bottom right: Travis helping out

left: Adam pouring out the leveling liquid

middle: Travis and Adam mixing the leveling stuff

Teaching Him Young

Gerrit usually hangs out with Luke and plays while I harvest and help Deb. This last time, however, Gerrit was into helping harvest. He chose to help me pick tomatoes:

Photos are compliments of Deb

Cozy

With most of the basement furniture displaced throughout the house, Gerrit has enjoyed playing with it in a new 'light'. Sunday he decided to make a cozy spot on his favorite playing area:

Life Just Got Interesting

This cute little mohawk sportin' kid...

is now 'officially' crawling (as of 8.25.10). He still army crawls but its less and less each day.

Down on the Farm

Friday I took all of the boys to the farm. This was my last chance to help out before school started so I thought I'd take Emmit too so he could enjoy the fresh air and fun on the farm. We set up the pack n play and he played well in it and took a few naps too. This allowed me to pick beans (Gerrit is pulling the wagon back to the barn from the field, bottom right). We enjoyed a break and yummy brownies (middle bottom). Emmit even went on a tractor ride with Paul. We did not stay all day but I was able to help get a few things done for Deb. I'm sad my 'farming days' have come to an end as school starts up for me tomorrow. Bummer...