Last weekend we got to hang out at Mom & Lyle's place. It was great to see Mom and Lyle working on the property. It's hard to believe that they broke ground a year ago and have been living in the house for nine months! The landscaping and basement are the last two things to finish up. For Lyle's Birthday we gave him a card calling him the Lawn Ranger. Despite his best efforts, grass will not grow for this man! We're really hoping that this yard treats him better!



Nana and Papa's place without the front grass.

Whalen and Nana's herb wheel outside the house.

Lily and I.

Lily's first time up the deer tower in Nana and Papa's back yard. They constructed this so that during hunting season, Papa can keep watch for deer and not be easily detected.

Nana and Lily walking in the woods.

Mike and Lily

Lily's famous 'stinky face' look.

Lily and Cora having a chat.

Nana, Cora and Lily enjoying their walk.


I'm not sure what the story is with Lily's tongue in this photo!

I love walking in Nana's backyard!

This is in Nana's 'back yard' Left to right: 2 year old Lily, 21 month old Cora, 4 year old Whalen, and my first cousins Blair, Chevy and Hana.


Whalen wants Papa to have grass so badly!

Lily walked around the 'yard' helping Papa pick up stones.

Cora love the camera :-)

Lily calls Lyle's ATV 'Papa's Jeep'. Here she is out front of Lyle's work shed.

This is the future home of Nana's rock garden. Lily is testing to make sure that she can still hop from rock to rock -)

Cora Patricia Spittachine at 21 months old. This is her first sporting of the piggy tails!


Lily's hair is wild!

Lily is enjoying riding Papa's tractor.

My cousins Hana and Blair. When it is bed time Lily often requests to see a picture of 'HanaBlair'.