Riley and Avery

So I finally got the garden box fully constructed and Rudi helped me haul it to the back patio. Then I had to haul 19 bags of dirt to the backyard. I made a couple trips before before a light bulb went off in my head and I decided to pile four bags at a time onto the stroller and push it back there. The landscape guys were real interested in my comings and goings. They must have thought I was mad.

The girls had fun leveling the dirt with a snow shovel (yes, we're really prepared around here, stroller and snow shovel). Riley's idea was to use popsicle sticks to label the plants. The flowers were all planted in pots and the veggies in the box, leaving room for the soon-to-come green beans and tomatoes. I am not overly-optimistic, as this is our first full-on attempt at gardening. The girls would be satisfied with just about anything, I think. They don't have high expectations of me either, I suppose. The earliest emergence we'll have is 5-10 days, so we're in limbo until then. And I'll have to deal with impatient children. At least the strawberry plant is already blossoming, so we'll see how that turns out. We have a lot of squirrels around here, so I'm not even certain we'll get to the berries first! We'll put up a good fight though!

And Rudi is back to thinking I'm crazy ! :)