Playset and Bird Rescue

When we first got home from UT our lawn was waaaay long!  The grass went to seed and was out of control.  Jake left right away on another business trip.  So it was up to me to take care of the lawn.  I put the babies down for a nap and set up Scarlett with a ton of chalk.  Then I broke out the mower.  I haven't mowed a lawn for a few years but it was just like riding a bike ;-)  Now Jake knows my little secret skill...

My neighbor's kids are getting a little too old for their outdoor playset, so they asked us if we wanted theirs.  YES PLEASE!!!!!!!  So a few of our ward friends came over and helped Jake carry it over to our backyard (see, not having fences has its benefits).  I left a note on our door so they would know where to go, Scarlett had to make one too...

We have already logged several hours on that thing.  It's perfect cause we can go outside and play while the babies are napping, in the evening when Jake is home, or for a quick few minutes throughout the day.

While Jake was assembling it, we heard a bird trapped in our storm drain.  I mentioned it to my other neighbors (who know a lot about birds and love them more than we do).  He came over, crawled in our drain and rescued the little bird.  The best part was the whole time there was another robin squawking nearby.  When they carried the bird over to their bird feeder the other robin followed, she hovered the entire walk.  We think it was the mommy bird!!!  How sweet!!!