{"id":5506,"date":"2011-07-12T18:31:33","date_gmt":"2011-07-12T23:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=5506"},"modified":"2011-07-13T13:49:22","modified_gmt":"2011-07-13T18:49:22","slug":"backyard-surprises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=5506","title":{"rendered":"Backyard surprises"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a brief, but intense, rain storm this afternoon the kids decided we should go out and look for a rainbow. We put our rain boots on and puddle jumped our way up the road and back. No rainbows.<\/p>\n

Before going in we decided to check on the black raspberries growing in the backyard. They are ripe for the picking! The kids picked and ate and Lex did a great job taking care of his little sister, picking berries for her and rescuing her from the prickers.<\/p>\n

In with the black raspberries are lots of pricker bushes, baby sumac trees (those things grow like weeds!), and miles of grape vines.\u00a0 We knew the grape vines were there in years past but this year they are growing like mad!\u00a0 I was cutting prickers and pulling out sumac and grape vines when what to my wondering eyes ahould appear?!?\u00a0 Grapes!!\u00a0 So cool.<\/p>\n

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Grapes!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Princess Eve decided to sit waaay over there and then demanded Lex bring the berries over to her. That didn't last long.<\/p><\/div>\n

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We were going to ride bikes before we got sidetracked by the berries. Lex was a sweaty boy in this 100% humidity with his helmet and boots on!<\/p><\/div>\n

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