A recent picture of the very first garden we planted at the house - 
The rock border is complete and the plants are in - now we just wait for them to grow and try to keep the weeds out! Eventually Dan and I are planning on putting in a row of lilacs between the garden and the sidewalk as an extra noise barrier from the street. Plantings are numerous, but include some of the following: Iris, Coneflower, Ballon Flower, Phlox, Lily of the Valley, Hen and chicks, Hosta, Daisy, Forget me nots, Catmint, Black eyed Susan, Autumn Sedum, Daylilly
Dan earned major husband bonus points yesterday with the surprise he showed me when I came home from work. He bought a bunch of new hose and strung it along the top inside rail of our fence so that now all I have to do to water my new garden is drop the coil hose sprayer he got me over the fence and start spraying! No more having to drag hoses all over the yard - What a guy!
A couple pictures showing the growth in the front garden from last year. I added some copper solar lights that Dan got me for mothers day and a gorgeous copper bird bath that my brother got me for my birthday. Also added were 3 copper butterfly sticks from my mom - the coolest things I have seen in a long time!
Dan thought that Tehya was ready to graduate from her Power Wheels, so Fathers Day weekend while we were up on Horseshoe Lake for our annual get together he disappeared for a few hours and came back with a brand new 4-wheeler for her.
We had 5 yards of fresh black dirt delivered for the new garden. 5 yards is A LOT of dirt!
Ada loves being outside, and loves playing in the grass even more. There have been several occasions aleady this summer in which we have had to dig grass out of her mouth, as apparently she thinks it is pretty tasty too! Dan even had the joy of finding clippings in her messy diaper a few weeks ago...better him than mom!
