Our weekend at home...

We've had a great weekend--for the first time in what seems like forever, the sun was shining and it was a "warm" day in the mid 60's.  My Dad came for a visit and to help us with a few projects.  Rory really enjoys his time with Papa and it's pretty funny to see them two of them together in action!

Josh and I enjoyed having a home before we moved and I don't think I realized it until now.  The condo and renting was nice but it wasn't "ours."  Although, along with that does come some responsibility.  My heart sank last week when I noticed the basement wall around the sump pump was wet, not dripping or pouring but just wet to the touch.  Yikes!  Part of this was caught in our home inspection and the previous owners were supposed to fix the pipe outside.  We thought they did--and it looked like they did but I think that is all--it just looked like it.  After some investigative work the pipe was broken.  It's now fixed so the basement should dry out in no time.

One thing I miss terribly about our old house, is not the house at all, but the time spent in our garden.  Most of my landscaping came from friends and family that split what they already had.  Some of the plants I had came from people who didn't see our house or weren't even alive when Josh and I got married.  It was comforting to know as I walked around the yard, that "those peony's are from my Grandma S, that hosta with the white stripe is from my Grandma N and those lilies are from my Mom."  I had to leave all of that.  Today was the first day I replanted some things my Mom had split from her yard.  It's like having little pieces of my family here with us.  Rory may have inherited the gardening gene...he LOVED digging in the dirt.  I know all boys do but he was interested in all aspects of the process.  This weather leaves me just itching to start our vegetable garden!

Once we planted everything, Rory went back and gave all the new plants a nice drink of water.  He was such a good helper!  What's not to love about a Mickey Mouse watering can?

I think it's safe to say, "We are home!"