Irrigation

Grandpa, Grandma, and Grandmother Locey (L4’s parents and grandmother) came to meet K2 on Friday evening. They came with great smiles and energy to help us with our outside. We are preparing our garden for the next phase of planting. Grandma Locey helped pull the onions and other plants to get one of the beds ready. Grandpa Locey helped Lance with putting in an irrigation system. Grandmother’s job was to hold K2. K2 loved being held by Grandmother Locey. Underfoot would play with Grandmother by bringing her a ball to throw to him. He did it multiple times. Underfoot would also push Grandmother around in her wheelchair. We are glad they made the sacrifice to visit us.

When I came home from running errands on Thursday night, L4 was making arrangements for our family to go to a hotel. We packed and went for a short family retreat. The next morning L4 and I took turns attending the temple while our boys played or took naps. It was a lot of fun to be together and not have a mounting list of chores in front of us.

K2 visited the doctor this week and has gained weight. He is 8 pounds 14 ounces. He sleeps pretty well at night and during the day.

Underfoot is using a lot more words. We all enjoy his happy smiles.

L4 has felt very driven to get a watering system in the ground. On Saturday he dug trenches, cut pvc pipes, glued the pipes together, hired neighbor boys to dig trenches, and still has more to do. We currently have six zones. We might add two more before it gets covered up. He worked from the break of day to about 11:30 pm last night. We want our backyard to grow, and it needs water. L4 is working to get it water. We hope for success soon!

I learned how to make pretzels this week.

On Monday L4 was temporarily reassigned to a task related to the one that took him to NM last year. He will support this new effort for two more weeks. L4 is excited to do something different. Unfortunately, his days of working from home have come to an end.