Daily snapshots

I remember as a kid thinking that riding on the lawn mower was so much fun. I have to pretty much tie these two to the porch columns when Daddy mows to keep them safe.(No, he is not actually mowing. The blade is turned off and they're just riding around.)

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He loves carrying around his blanket. Thank goodness he's not picky about which blanket, because there have been many instances where I've had to incarcerate a blanket because of excessive yard debris.
Here, he is fascinated with sister being big enough to take a shower by herself. It must be the "loving her independence" stuff, because she loves to take a shower by herself and does a pretty good job.