Garden Time!

Pending the approval of our contractor (to make sure a backhoe doesn't crush our tomatoes), we started getting the yard ready for spring today! Eric mulched almost everything.

The baby planted a stick.

Both kids helped me get the weeds out of the garden and mix in the compost!

I love spring.

New Rules, New Tomatoes!

Baseball in the yard has a new play-- hide behind stuff and then suddenly erupt in shrieks while sprinting madly towards home plate. Huh.

In other new news, we have tomatoes! Here's the baby, after asking if she can touch them. 

She's started asking permission for really random stuff-- like halfway through a meal, she'll pick up a bite of food and say "Can I eat this?" and she seriously won't eat it until you tell her it's ok. She's so weird. (On the other hand, she'll take off down the stairs without asking at all! Please don't think she's some kind of super-obedient robot.)

How does your garden grow?

Ours is doing quite nicely! The kids and I checked on it tonight and pruned the tomatoes a bit. We have a little green tomato already. The baby managed to dig up one of the cantaloupe plants, but I replanted it. I hope it's a tough one!

Because it's important to dress appropriately, the little dude and I both wore our galoshes. The baby wore her snow boots! I guess we need to get her a pair of galoshes, too...

How does your garden grow?

The kids and I checked on the garden today-- things seem to be going well so far. Both tomato plants have gotten a lot taller, and the cucumbers are leaning towards the trellis.

In sad news, Eric's paternal grandmother passed away this morning. Our kids have been so fortunate to have spent time with so many of their great-grandparents. Here's a picture from the last time we all saw Mammaw together.

Gardening!

Spring has sprung! I went to the garden center this afternoon and picked up some veggies and some new annuals for the planter by our front door. The kids helped me plant the vegetable garden after dinner.

 They are wearing mittens as their work gloves. Hilarious.

 The baby was able to help out a bit more this year. She used a spoon (trowel) and a fork (cultivator).

We planted tomatoes, cucumbers, basil, parsley, and cantaloupe! I'm excited to see what ends up doing well, and I'm hoping for some yummy cantaloupe.

The Garden!

Eric and I are practically turning into cucumbers there are so many new ones every day from our garden. There are two tomatoes now, and a TON of tomato flowers. The cucumbers and pole beans keep climbing the tomatoes, so I have to redirect them every day. Next year we might allow for a bit more space... but look at how tall those plants are!

Explanation

This one is from a few days ago, but here's the little guy explaining all about our bean sprouts:

I love that he ends things by throwing in a little Spanish.

Jack and the Beanstalk?

Now that our pole-beans have sprouted, I totally understand Jack and the Beanstalk. Those suckers are rocketing up! The little guy and I go out most mornings to check on the garden. It's amazing how fast everything is growing-- every day there's something new.

I can't wait to start eating all this stuff!

Sweetness

Sometimes the little dude snatches toys from the baby, but other times he hugs her and loves on her. So sweet! So uncomfortable looking!

Our garden is exploding with growth! The tomatoes have more than doubled in size, and check out what my cucumbers are doing: they're climbing their trellis!

I know we're doing this to teach the little dude some science, but I've completely taken over the whole thing. It's so exciting!

How does your garden grow?

Hopefully ours will be bountiful! Our compost was delivered yesterday, and we got all the plants (except the pole beans) in the ground this evening. Both kids enjoyed playing in the dirt!

We watered it after everything was planted... and now we wait.

Good luck little plants!

Gardening!

The little guy has expressed some interest in how things grow, so we're planting a small raised-bed garden this spring. We dug out a level spot in the yard last night and assembled the bed this morning. The little dude was a huge help!

The kids needed a snack break after working so hard (the baby had a supervisory role).