Garden

*Let's try this post again, shall we!

It has been a long time since I have posted! 

We have been so busy. 

I have no good excuse for our business. . . just life. . .sick, spring break, baseball, you know, normal busy family things.

I am happy to report that in the midst of our crazy, busy life we did manage to plant our garden this year.

We like to plant our garden in a raised bed.

Just makes gardening a little easier and anything that makes life easier is what we want to do.

This is the plan we followed to make the raised bed. 

Kate and Trip got the soil ready. . .real manual labor!

I believe they were mixing the soil.
(Do you see that sweet smile on Kate's face?  She was having a blast!)

Ben was. . .ummm. . .helping too. 
Can you tell by his face how he was helping?

Yes, that is right, he was enjoying a lunch of dirt with a side of more dirt.
We quickly discovered that little Ben L-O-V-E-S the dirt! 
He was busy digging in it and well, eating it.
I was taking pictures of him playing in the dirt and the next thing I know he is stuffing a handful of dirt in his mouth. 

Organic gardening at its best!
Thankfully no babies were harmed in the making of this post. 
In fact said baby will probably be a little healthier because of all that nice clean organic dirt.

Well, maybe the veggies that come from the good dirt will be better for him, oh, well.

I will try to keep you up to date on the garden and all the yummy veggies!

*Oh, let me also say that Mac was at a friend's house when we were busy in the backyard putting together the garden.  Seems almost 9-year-olds would rather play with friends than help with gardening. 
Just wanted you to know that we had not sold him or lost him or left him somewhere! : )