Snaps around the house (2)

There are many very tall (and probably very old) trees in our garden. The three tall ones in the front garden are our favorite. Lara calls this "Totoro tree" - it looks similar to the tree where Totoro lives (from the movie 'My neighbour Totoro').


I like the branches of this nameless tree. These lovely trees make the front garden very serene and provoide great shade to the outdoor area where we spend most of our weekend.


This is a magnolia tree (I love magnolia flowers!) It has quite a few low-hanging branches and it is great for kids to climb. Lara often hangs off it like a koala. Jenny warned me not to trim this tree too much - 'flowering tree represents love' she told me.


We had lots of help from family, especially parents-in-law who come over, over an hour drive each way, every weekend and help with many things that need doing in this house (FIL is wokring on the pergola at the moment and MIL and I are going to recover the dinning chairs). Lara enjoyed joining in with the sweeping in this picture.


The front garden is tidier and a better place to play in, backyard is a little messy at the moment. Lara and her cousins played with the golf set outside before they moved on to the trike and scooter. They happily did a golf-pose for us when the cameras were out.