Phone Pictures

Just been trying to keep busy lately. I have never been an outside garden type person. However that might be changing. I actually planted this grass all by myself! Look how great it looks less than two weeks later. It looks so great it needs to be mowed.



We went to Lowe's and bought some flowers a couple of weeks ago. Anthony and I planted them! I love them Anthony has always been the one to work in our yard. However now that the kids are getting older we can all get out there. The day we planted the flowers the kids "washed" Anthony's truck for hours! LOL I think he had the cleanest truck in town ~ At least the bottom 3 feet!




Caylea and I planted some wild flower seeds. The plants are starting to sprout however I didn't realize that this flower bed doesn't get any direct sunlight. So we may not be seeing any actual flowers here.



This morning I planted this tomato plant in a topsy turvy. We shall see how it goes. I moved it already once because I was concerned it wouldn't get enough direct sun light to make tomatoes!



The kids planted these this morning. Caylea's is a sunflower, Carolina's a pink zinna and Caden chose a cucumber :) The kids are wanting to plant a big garden back in the "garden" area this weekend. If Anthony will help with the initial work I will be more than happy to help the kids keep it up. We shall see if time allows this weekend.




This morning Caylea helped me by cutting veggies for some yummy soup. The soup turned out wonderful! I really hope that Caylea enjoys cooking more than I do! If her attitude thus far means anything she will!



Some things that have just popped up in our backyard recently. Some onions ~ Caden found them and loves them. I am just thankful that he is washing them before he eats them this year! That stinky boy!



I think this is garlic however I am not completely sure. I guess we will find out soon enough!



Our plum tree has tons of little bitty plums on it! I hope that lots of them ripen! YUM! The fig tree won't produce fruit till later in the summer really late actually. I think the two Apple tree's are dead. I am not completely hopeless but they don't look well! They are very small and in the front yard so they will be easy enough to cut down if they are indeed gone.

Caylea working on her school work at the hotel last week. If she stays on schedule she will be finished with school next wednesday. We are ready for summer break!



Caylea and Carolina at the hotel pool last week.



Carolina loves to do my hair. This was late one night when she was the only child awake. I love it when I get time with one of my children alone.



Other news Carolina has two loose teeth. My little 5 year old baby girl is fixing to get a change to her little baby face forever! She is so completely excited!

Caylea will be getting baptized next Sunday. What a perfect Mother's Day for me. When she got saved last fall we talked with her about baptism but she was fearful. We have taken the last several months to explain it to her. She has seen several others being baptized. We have also went back and looked at the baptismal. We have talked with Caylea and are convinced that she is truly saved so she is ready to take this next step now.

The kids loved playing ball with their cousins so I went and bought them all a ball and glove. The girls were playing catch earlier today. Carolina didn't have her glove at first I asked her where her glove was she told me she was the pitcher like Uncle Lawrence and didn't need a glove. I informed her that the pitcher has to also catch the ball so yes she did need a glove. She was more than excited to go get her glove on!