Grass

So this is what it looks like underneath that jungle! Now we can walk in the grass and maybe even plant a few things in the yard. There isn't a single plant in our yard at the moment. Two of our neighbors told us the yard was full of plants when the previous tenants lived here, including banana trees in the back that produced huge stems of fresh bananas all the time. I have no idea why the landlord ripped everything out but we don't want to invest much money in a yard that we will have for two years max, as much as we'd like to have a lush yard in a climate where everything grows like gangbusters.

I asked Ben to go sit next to Alex and this is what I got...

This was Alex's first time to sit in grass and he didn't know what to make of it. He kept wanting to crawl around but would pick up his hands as soon as they touched the grass. He even lifted his right foot as high as it would go over the grass. I guess he's not a fan yet.

I love talking to my mom about the kids because I frequently hear her laughing about the things, both good and bad, my sister and I used to do for her when we were little. I have one very picky eater and two early risers, so she just laughs now and reminds me she dealt with the same problems with little ole me. I think we've identified another similarity - the family clown. Alex is learning little things he can do to get a laugh or some attention and the latest is wrinkling his nose and sniffing. So cute!

Here was the first try on the video...cute, but not what I wanted because he was just crawling towards the light on the camera.

And here is the great performance!