Our first yard

Well, we have successfully mowed our lawn twice now. I asked Ben if I could do it this time, because I want to fully appreciate this yard :) He still trimmed. 

A few seconds after starting to mow, I felt stinging on my ankle. I thought it was the grass flicking up some how. After a second sting, I looked down and saw a handful of fire ants on my ankle. I brushed them off and kept going, not thinking much of it. Well, I obviously should have treated it right away. My ankle is twice the size now. 

Learned my lesson. Don't itch and treat right away. You think I would have listened to my mom who warned me several times about these little devils. Meat tenderizer will forever be a staple in our house in Houston. 

On a positive note. I also remember all of the swimming we did in Houston. Love it. We went to our community pool for the first time on Friday. I'm hoping to teach Troy how to swim this summer. He did great his first time. We focused on teaching him to get his whole head wet and blowing out while under water. He was such a champ. He watched the "how to" video with us and that made him much more willing. 

Katelyn's first swimming suit. She loved the water SO much. She did not want to get out and didn't care if her face got wet. Liam is slowly getting better. So far, he will sit on the first step. Progress. 

On Sunday, we hooked up everything we owned in wires and watched a lot of our home videos. 

My kids have a love of popcorn. Wonder where it came from.. 

Liam loved watching himself laugh.