Backyard Fun

We love having a little fenced in back yard, and Evelyn loves it even more! We spend a lot of time back there every day playing in the rocks, watering flowers, blowing bubbles, playing ball - it's great.
Since we have a spot for a garden we really wanted to give one a try this year. I wasn't sure that this was the best summer for me to take on another project, so Nathan and Evie decided to make it something that the two of them would do together. :) Daddy's a great teacher and Evie loves doing anything with him. (The empty squares have seeds in them that we're waiting to come up! :))
She's learning how to water the plants! (and of course watering herself in the process :))  
Don't worry though about these little plants being drowned, her favorite spot to water is this back corner where nothing is even planted! Lol. This corner got several watering cans full all to itself. Maybe she's worried because there isn't anything there yet. ;)
Speaking of projects with daddy, she's also helping him refinish a bookshelf for the baby's room and turn it into a dollhouse bookshelf (here's a pic of what we're working towards: http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/dollhouse-bookcase/). She likes everything except the loud sawing parts.

Because our yard is fenced in and not super big, Evie is able to go out by herself if we're sitting in the kitchen. On rainy days when she is dying to go out and Nathan and I want to stay in, this is quite handy. :) She was completely unphased by all the rain! Her buckets, rocks, and bubbles were still out there, so she should be too! :)