Weeding the Garden

We weeded the garden yesterday. I weeded the vacant community weed-filled plot next to us with Rhett allowing Saria time to weed our plot without Rhett's helping hands.

We got the ground wet and I started pulling and Rhett carried the weeds to the wheel barrow or help pull the weds with me. I found that Rhett loves to help pull weeds. I think it has something to do with the fact that he could pull plants without being told he was naughty, he could beat the dirt off the weeds, and the could play in the mud and get really dirty. Boys love mud, and Rhett is definitely a boy. He was covered in mud!

I would then push the weed-filled wheel barrow to the compost pile while Rhett sat atop, and I would then dump him and the weeds out. He loved being buried in all the weeds.

Ethan even joined in weeding - as a supervisory role. He watched Rhett and me worked, and even got some dirt flung on him. All our work tired him out and he had to take a nap. Poor thing, working so hard.

Later that day I was mowing the lawn and Saria sent Rhett outside to watch. He likes to follow me around as I push the lawn mower around. About half way through, I felt Rhett pop his head up through my arms, grab the lawn mower handle, and start pushing. He didn't ask if he could help, he just forced his way in. I guess it looked like fun!

He could not push, it was more like holding on for dear life. When I turn the corner, I whip the lawn mower around fairly quickly, and I sometimes tripped over Rhett. He learned how to make sure I didn't trip over him. He would hold on and his legs would flail about wildly, so I stopped tripping over him. It was hilarious to experience seeing his legs lifted off the ground, but he never let go!

Rhett is daddy's little helper - in weeding and mowing the lawn!