OKMelvilles: Easter and the garden

As if my baby isn't already pretty enough (Mom's are allowed to say that about their babies right? Maybe it's too braggish? Should i reword it?...maybe to-- As if Mike's baby isn't already pretty enough...) she accessorized with a jewel encrusted flower in honor of the beautiful weather we had for Easter.

We had Easter at Courtney and Travis' house. They have a great yard, full of lush green grass. Olivia really enjoyed being outside and blowing (well in her case catching) bubbles and getting some sunshine. Sometimes the bubbles came to her....

Sometimes she had to look hard for them...

And sometimes we tried to "will" them to us....

Now that Olivia is pretty sturdy on her feet she is enjoying all of the new places she can go. The garden has not been my favorite place to bring her.

Up until now.

It's not because i didn't want to share the experience with her but b/c when she crawled she was just that much closer to the things that I'd rather her not get into...or eat. She seems to have a taste for compost....gross....and for uprooting seedlings. Of course she doesn't know the difference between a seedling and a weed .... heck at this point I'm not sure I even know what needs to get pulled out vs. what should stay.... but to be sure she can tell the difference between compost and my cooking... no? ok, maybe not ... but the idea is that now that she stays on her feet so much more those things aren't as much of an issue.

Celeste came over to visit and the two girls were completely content to stand and gossip by the fence while us Mom's got some planting done.

These girls are going to run this neighborhood before long. Watch out boys.

I can't wait until summer when Olivia can pick fresh tomatoes, pull carrots, snap off some peas and eat them all at her own will. I know that the day Mike helped shovel dirt way back when, he said that was his whole contribution and he wanted nothing more to do with this garden ... well he lied. Aside from the greens I planted (the kale, chard, spinach and lettuces) I think he is just as excited about the prospect of fresh veggies this summer. So far we have two types of tomatoes, carrots, radishes, basil, parsley, beans, peas, broccoli, kale, onions (red, yellow and white) and several flowers (grown from seed) growing well. We are now sowing sweet potatoes, 2 kinds of squash, some melons, cucumbers, and peppers. Not bad for it being our first garden of our own huh? We (I) have so much to learn. Our friend Robyn has been a great source of information and I am truely grateful. I believe it is her faith in us as well as her contributions (you should see the strawberry plants and blueberry bushes she has given us!!!) that has really helped this become more then just "talk".