Weekend in the Shade

Boy, it was a warm weekend  It was much cooler outside in the shade than it was in our house so we spent most of the weekend outdoors in our backyard.  For most of the day on Saturday mommy and daddy did yard work while I played in my portable play yard.  I was parked under my favorite tree.  It is a thundercloud plum tree and it is full of pretty purple leaves.  I love to lay under it's canopy.  It is like a giant mobile when it blows in the breeze.  In the afternoon our friends Rachel and Balmiki stopped by to bring me a present.  They gave me two really cute outfits.  I can't wait to wear them.  Mommy and daddy had a really good time visiting with them and catching up on stories from their recent wedding.  

We spent half of the day on Sunday outside too.  Sunday morning we watched the Summer Olympics and all three of us spent some time napping since we got up so early.  It was pretty warm through the night and I don't think that any of us slept all that well.  We decided to get out of the house in the afternoon so we went to the flower store and bought a bunch of plants.  We came home with some hostas and ferns to plant in the shade under my favorite tree.  (this picture doesn't show the new plants because it was taken on Saturday)  I think mommy and daddy did a good job with the plants.  Daddy tells me that they did a lot of work to make the backyard look like it does now.  I am glad that they did because it is fun spending time out in our backyard.