. . . st tyler's day . . .

. . . memorial day was hot last year . . .

. . . no big deal . . .

. . . tyler {and his dad ~ thanks ernie!} installed

this awesome water basketball standard . . .

. . . he had previously cut down

all the old/overgrown shrubs

in the pool area . . .

. . . {note stumps in the background} . . .

. . . which he then proceeded to dig out . . .

. . . one by one . . .

. . . he also shored up this brick pillar . . .

. . . which was really leaning . . .

. . . not too pretty, but it worked like a charm . . .

. . . after which he tore out and replaced

all of the antiquated drip lines . . .

. . . his slacker mother-in-law

finally got around to

picking out some plants . . .

. . . he immediately dug every hole . . .

. . . and perfectly planted them all . . .

. . . resulting in a nicely revamped back yard . . .

. . . with summer just around the corner . . .

. . . he finished his outside chores just in time

for our weekend painting party . . .

. . . where he tried to leave his mark . . .

. . . happy birthday, t-jo! . . .

. . . we're lucky to have you around . . .