Yard Work

Since he's now 4, we figured it was time for him to start pulling some weight in the yard.

First task was to help Mom with some planting. Dad was running errands, and so no pictures exist, but when he pulled in the driveway John explained that he and Mom were working very hard. John was actually being productive, too, which was a surprise. He was helping to gather dig rocks out of the flowerbeds and plant flowers.

When Dad got home, it was time to mow the yard.

First, it's very important to survey the lawn to see what's ahead.

Time to get to work!
Notice the small flowers along the edge of the flowerbed. That's some of John's earlier handiwork.

Given that John is new at this, there were a few mistakes. Fortunately, he missed the flowers.