Flower Planting Party

BEFORE

My Grandma is an amazing gardener--her yard is always lush and beautiful. Sadly, this gift did not get passed on to me. Everything that Snow and I planted last Summer died. For my birthday, my grandma offered to pick out my flowers and help me plant them. I know--what an amazing gift! I was determined that these plants thrive, so I went to my local nursery and spent an obscene amount on mulch whose primary ingredients are chicken manure and bat guano--yummy. First of all, working the aforementioned mulch into my clay soil was not a job for light-weights. By the time my flower beds were weeded and mulched I was exhausted and Grandma hadn't even come with the flowers yet.



She and my mom arrived with a trunk full of beautiful blooms. It was so fun to spend the afternoon planting with them, and the results were great. I will post some more pictures as the flowers continue to fill out and spread.

AFTER

Spring Update

I have to apologize for my blogging hiatus. I wish I had a good excuse for not keeping things current here, but I think I will just have to chalk it up to laziness. Our family is super excited that we have had some better weather. Saylor has turned feral--she would live outside if I threw string cheese out to her occasionally. Some of our recent favorite activities (and by our I mean Saylor's) include: 1. Coloring outside with sidewalk chalk. Saylor loves it, it is less fun for me because Saylor hogs all the good colors and insists that I draw nothing but snakes. We got some 3D Sidewalk chalk, which pretty much means you pay a lot for cool green glasses. Saylor has already worn the chalk down to nubs. 2. Yard work. This translates into me pulling weeds with a little tool while Saylor constantly asks "Can I turn, Can I turn". When she "helps" Snow outside he ends up giving her disgusting things to hold like snails and worms. I know my Mom is having a heart attack right now, but for the record, I washed her hands REALLY well afterwards. 3. Snow spent his time off for 3 weeks putting together a swing set--Seriously, what a good dad! As you can see from these pictures, Saylor couldn't be happier. She loves being cheered on while she slides. She is extremely tricky because she can slide on both her belly and her rear. Her real love is swinging. She will inform you that she wants to "go even higher" when you are pushing her. In fact, if you make the mistake of not giving her a big enough push she will say, "That's too little." and insist that you try again.