Happy Father's Day

This is a picture of our new privacy fence and soon to be Meadow's play area. We are probably going to put kid friendly bark dust down and hopefully purchase a toddler slide/playground structure. Hope to find some cool stuff on Craigslist.

We had a great time together for Father's day. The day started out a little bumpy because I woke up with a really bad sore throat but after taking some allergy medicine and sleeping for a few more hours I was much better. I cooked up a nice waffle breakfast and we got fueled up to do some fun and exciting projects outside. We are working on enclosing our side yard so that we have a safe place for Meadow to play. It is getting done slowly but surely. While my dad was here last week we got a privacy fence built and we are already enjoying it. We also had some stone steps put in that are a lot easier to manage than our previous steep rickety stairs. So, once our meadow dries out we will be using our new stairs a lot and hanging out a lot more down in the meadow and enjoying late night campfires. Today we also worked on transplanting plants to our hill from our side yard so that there will be more room for outdoor toys. Although, it was kind of a work day for Todd I think he really felt like he was a "dad" with all of the projects we accomplished. At the end of the day we had a nice dinner at our favorite restaurant "The Rendevous." Meadow was so excited about everything going on today that she could not settle down for a nap. So, we actually didn't get any pictures of us as a family because she was pretty cranky. At least we got a few of her before we left. She got to wear one of her new dresses from her birthday. Some other big news is that Meadow has taken several steps now. Every day, she takes more and more on her own. She even did a 180 today and turned to walk in a different direction. It is such an exciting time for her. We are such proud parents.

Here are a few more photos:

New Steps. The railing still needs to be completed.

Proud Papa

Pretty Meadow

Not sure if Meadow is giving this look because she is like, "why do I have to wear this dress or because she is practicing for "the look" when she is a teenager.