Raise the Garden

 

It's been too long my little garden but thanks to Papi's hard work we are back in business! Hopefully, this time around we will have more continuous success with the new raised beds.  That grass was killing me...and you. 

Gardening From the Other Side

My grandma Snell loved gardening.  

Her yard was always beautifully arranged with flowers and nicely pruned foliage.

I remember her teaching me how to get bulbs out of the ground and save them for the next season.

I'm still working on the beautiful flower and yard part.

But every morning when I'm out in the garden I think of her.

I know I have a part of her in me.

I always kill most plants.

The only thing I really grow well are weeds.

So I'm thinking that Grandma Snell must be helping out our little garden from the other side.

Maybe she's gardening right along beside me.

And remember that cute little avocado tree that poked it's little head out on Easter morning.

Turns out both seeds he planted came up that day.

And they're growing quickly.

Art Masterpiece

We are in the process of making the Cesar Clubhouse.  This was a last minute decision. As we were watching the landscapers dig the hole for the trampoline, we realized there was a lot of space in that hole that wasn't going to be used so we asked if they could build stairs going down underneath the trampoline.  Our wish was their command and we now have the perfect place for a kid hideaway.  Today we painted the walls.  Since this is a kid clubhouse I let the kids do the painting and I LOVE the way it turned out. 

Here's AJ's baseball player.  He likes to get things right so I got to help him out a little with his painting.  But he colored everything in, chose the colors and told me exactly how to help him.

DJ painted an astronaut going to the sun and other planets too.  As you can tell, his is all original artwork done all by him which makes it one of my favorites.

Isabel wanted a fairytale castle with a princess.  See the long flowing blonde hair coming out of the castle pillar?  That's Isabel.  I think she's trying to be like Rapunzel.

Expressing her dreams through art, Alexandria painted a rockstar singing on the ice.  Love this one since she is making her dreams a reality on a canvas.

 Then they added a few more touches like flowers, a fire breathing dragon, control stations, fish, trees, etc. and TA-DA!  We have a new clubhouse.  The grand opening was a huge success.  If you missed it you'll have to stop by another time.  Oh, and when you come by to check it out you will also see newly set grass.  :)

Kids Gardening 101: Part 1

Rule 1. Drop random seeds between rows so you'll be surprised when a plant pops up and you'll be even more surprised to find out what it is.