Such a Cutie!

 Here are some more very cute pictures of the lovely Jessica!

we made the most of the sunshine on Thursday and wore a cute little dress and cardigan. I think that will be the last summer dress for the season!

Adoring Dad!

 I set up Jess' activity station last weekend. It says 'from 4 months' and I figure she's a pretty big girl, so we'll give it a whirl! She loves sitting up in it and although there are lots of things to see, touch and listen to, she is just happy being upright and looking around. She's getting stronger every time I put her in it but is a long way off using the activities.

Happy little bub!

All dressed up, waiting to go to church.

First Swim

 On Friday, Roland decided that at nearly four months old, it was time to introduce Jess to the wonderful world of swimming. We went down to the local pool and Jess had her first dip. She did a great job. She was uncertain at first and very keen for Dad to keep her close but slowly she opened up and was happy to float around in front of him. I took the roll of over-excited parent, running around with the video camera!

Some more yard

 It has been a while (nearly a year!) since I added a yard up date. To be honest, not a lot has happened over the past twelve months. Being pregnant halted works and now that Jess is around, time is harder to come by!
In December we had the yard levelled off  and a had a fence built around two sides of the property. It looks great, although it is still in need of a paint. Roland made a good start on the undercoat during the holidays but there is still a lot to go.

Levelling works

 

Levelling complete and some top soil to spread

the fence starts

Roland painting the finished product on a hot Summer's day.

Roland also created some usable space on the side of our driveway.

so now we can fit two cars side by side and get the Prado out of the garage without moving the Nova. Very handy!

He also created our first garden bed

There are now some plants and bulbs growing here. I love it!

11 months after starting, Dad came back to help me finish the base of the wall. He put down plastic, pipe and rocks to help drainage. Now I just need to back fill!

And as always, it's very tiring work!