standing tall

this weekend it is finally spring and we are out tending to the yard that will no doubt eat this former city girl alive. sticks aside, we are in trouble. i now see the importance of a thorough fall clean-up and fully intend on hiring the next door neighbor's son and his brother to come over with their big vacuum truck and take care of all of the helicopter things, evil chestnut pods, leaves and anything else they might find this fall. pine needles, can't forget those miserable things.

the funniest part of today was andrew standing. he's never really stood alone before for more than a few seconds. enter grass. apparently he was not at all interested in letting anything other than the soles of his shoes touch this strange stuff because we would put him down and he would stand. for minutes at a time with his little hands in the air and a very funny look on his face. scrunched up little nose face. he honestly didn't know what to do so he just stood there smiling. when he got tired he'd crouch down just enough to remember that he'd have to touch that crazy green stuff and up he'd go. it was really very cute.

and i'm sure it had nothing to do with the fact that big sister bridget was off with her nana and boppa for the day not knocking him down. poor little guy.