Summer Time

Long time no blog! We've been busy getting in the summer groove the past couple of weeks. In fact, Tanner is out adjusting the sprinklers in the yard this very minute. All of our recently-planted shrubs, flowers, and other forms of vegetation are still alive and blooming. Hooray! So far so good.

I am also still alive and blooming (ha ha), in part thanks to the Owatonna Country Club pool; it's a great place to cool off in this hot weather. Here's what I look like on my new towel (in case you were wondering):

I usually don't have my sweatpants on while I'm pool-side, but I do always have them on when I'm couch-side. In any case, you've probably noticed by now that this towel is HUGE! I love it. It's actually called the "Towel for Two"....perfect! When you're growing a baby, you definitely need a towel for two. Right?! You can't see my baby very well in this picture, but he/she is there! It won't be long before he/she takes up more of that towel space. We'll have some fun!

Voila!

Here is Tanner putting the final touches on our landscaping project. Thanks again for all of your help, Dave! We couldn't have gotten it done without you.

The dwarf Korean lilac tree. I love it! We tied it to some posts tonight to keep it upright...

And finally, isn't this a lovely batch of peonies? Dad helped me pick some from the yard before Tanner and I left St. Peter this evening. They are so pretty and smell so good, we hardly even notice the big black ants that came with them :)

Grimmius Garden Center

We're one step closer to filling in the dirt patches!
On Sunday Tanner and I purchased 5 woodwardii globe arborvitae, 2 Japanese white spiraea, 1 goldflame spirea, 1 dwarf Korean lilac tree, and 6 golden daylillies (to add to the 3 large ones that Doreen dug up for us!). You can see they are eager to be planted...poor guys have been suffering in the wind today. They need to be firmly rooted in the earth!The next step is to plant them on Thursday night. Then on Friday, Dave and Tanner are taking precious time off work to pour (or is it lay?) rock. I hope it's a cloudly, cool day! Tune in next weekend for pictures.