Weeding for Grandpa Merrill

Anyone who knows our Grandpa Merrill knows he loves his flowers. He has them surrounding his house, his entire yard and also a few flower beds that take up most of his backyard. Well, he was so busy doing projects to surprise his sweetheart while she was in Texas that his flower beds have taken a back-seat. Morning Glory vines have taken over the back row and throughout the beds. When my kids woke up this morning at 8 a.m. I told them that we were going to go help Grandpa out. The little ones were so excited to be Grandpa's helpers and Ethan agreed he needed some help. We got to their house around 8:30 and the doors were locked-they had gone to the temple. We then got to work and spent the next two and a half hours weeding the two back rows. We filled one of their garbage cans completely full and the other about half way. Jake lasted all of 5 minutes and decided he would entertain Ava. Brad helped by putting all the weeds into a bucket and a kiddie pool and emptying them into the garbage cans. Ethan and I kept at it until Grandma and Grandpa drove into the yard. My back is killing me now but it felt so good to work with my kids for our grandpa. We probably have at least two more days of work left but it's a start.