Well, It Took Them Long Enough...

but the bulbs we planted way back when have finally come up!

Our daffodils' green leaves came up, but flowers did not bloom this year.

We haven't seen any signs of the crocus bulbs, but the Muscari bulbs have finally made an appearance!

 In addition to the bulbs, we have some other pretty plants blooming in the yard right now, too!

(These are totally in thanks to my husband and mother-in-law... probably the only reason they're doing so well is because I've barely touched them!)

Picking Tomatoes

Katie Anne's tomato plant at Gigi and Granddad's house was overflowing with a bountiful crop tonight! She takes care of the plant each time she's over at their house, and tonight she had to pick a bumper crop of tiny tomatoes. She loved picking, washing, and eating them! What a little green thumb!

Taking Care of VJ's Plants

Saunders's parents, Doc and VJ, are on a ten day European cruise, along with Saunders's brother Carlton, his wife Trisha, Saunders' grandmother, and his aunt, as well as Trisha's family. While they're all on vacation, we're getting their mail and watering their plants. On Friday evening, Katie Anne and I, plus the dogs, went over and watered VJ's container plants. Katie Anne worked very hard, giving them all a good drink!

Helping Mommy fill up her watering can
On the hunt for thirsty plants
Giving the little lamb planter a drink
Here you go, little plant!
Taking a break after all that hard work - we watered for an hour!

Herb Gardening

Today, Katie Anne and I planted some herbs in containers in the backyard. We're excited about using some fresh herbs in our cooking this summer!

There's not many action shots of the actual planting because its hard to take pictures with potting soil all over your hands! Here are some pictures after I'd wiped my hands off.

Katie Anne's favorite was the little green bell pepper plant.

Katie Anne pats down the dirt around the basil to get it just right.
Katie Anne watering our pots.
Our happy little container garden! We're going to move it up to the deck, but there were bees up there and I was too scared.
We planted (back row) chives, flat leaf parsely, green bell peppers, (front row) basil, thyme, and yellow bell peppers. The basil smells so good!

Little Green Thumbs

Today, Katie Anne and I decided to do a little gardening. A few weeks ago, we'd gotten her a little Veggie Tales gardening kit from Home Depot. It was only $4.99, and she was super excited to choose one. She got the snapdragon version.

Then, Doc and VJ gave Katie Anne four little Easter egg planters in her basket. (Only two lived to tell the tale... one got thrown from the car seat and cracked on the drive home from the Easter egg hunt, and one got smashed on the patio this afternoon while the label was being removed one-handed. She broke one and I broke one... you decide which is which.) So, we had some gardening projects to do.

We went out on the patio and had a great time planting and watering after school. Now, we've got growing: one egg with thyme, one egg with impatiens, and six little pots with snapdragons in them. Here are some pictures of our planting adventures. Hopefully, Katie Anne will have better luck with the green stuff than her mommy does! We'll update with our gardening progress as we go.