Rice cereal, tree work, flowers & licorice

It was an exciting day around here on Wednesday. Natalie tried rice cereal for the first time...

She wasn't sure what to do with it at first. Funny how she kept opening her mouth every time she saw the spoon though :)
Rachel was just hanging out while we fed Natalie. She even tried a bit of the rice cereal but certainly didn't want more than one spoonful.

Once she figured things out, she was a happy camper!

It was time to repaint Rachel's toenails on Thursday morning. She picked out a very bright purple colour; her toes look so cute! I love how she is blowing the paint dry in this picture.

We stopped by to see Daddy at work in the afternoon. He was busy taking down a big tree. Rachel loves to watch him while he works in the bucket truck but when he comes down to see her, she isn't too sure about him until he takes his safety glasses off.

Our next stop was Rona Home & Garden. I just wanted to 'look' and check things out but the soil was on sale and the flowers were too pretty to pass up. Plus, having Rachel help pick out the flowers this year was a lot of fun! The poor Escape though - it was so full!

We even had to put some flowers in the front on the floor!

Grandma came over to plant the flowers and she was happy to have a helper this year! Rachel liked using her own gardening tools.

What a cutie!

Tonight marks the first of three nights that Daddy is 'on duty'. Every Friday afternoon at 4:30 until Sunday at 10pm Ron is usually on duty but since it's a long weekend, I get another day off! YAHOO!!! It's a nice little break in my week. I mean, I'm obviously still around to help and I still make formula, change diapers, etc but for the most part, Mommy can relax a bit.

Even though Ron cut the grass on Thursday night, Rachel thought it needed another quick cut.

Yes, that is a piece of licorice in her mouth. Silly Grandad! (It was cute to hear her sucking on it though...and check out the grip she has on that piece!)

Awwwww...Daddy & Rachel relaxing on the swing after a busy evening playing.

It's supposed to rain tomorrow and Sunday...what else is new? It seems that on every May long weekend it rains. Hopefully it will hold off though so we can finish our deck. We are SO close to getting it done. At least my flowers are planted (thanks Grandma! Yes, I know I'm spoiled!)

Have a great weekend!