practically summer

Who would have guessed that we would be breaking out the wading pool and sprinkler in April?  Not me, that's for sure!  But it seemed like the right thing to do after the kids "helped" me do some gardening in 80 degree weather.  Here is a series of photos from yesterday afternoon.

We started off nice and clean, see?

Here they are gardening.  That means digging in dirt or mulch, typically.

For Tyler, gardening also means throwing dirt and sucking on the trowel, which makes him one happy little boy.

After all the gardening Claire needed to relax courtside and watch the neighbors play basketball.  That's our new hoop that Brian assembled!  The whole cul-de-sac is benefiting from his hard labor, as the purchase and assembly was basically a full day's work.

Claire was impressed with somebody's lay-up, I guess.

While his sister was cheering on the basketball players, Tyler was busy playing in the sprinkler.  He completely soaked his outfit.

So, it was a natural progression to change him and Claire into their swimsuits!

We picnicked outside too, to top it off.  Did I mention the kids slept soundly last night?