My Little Garden

I took the day off and my Dad came over to make a little planting space for me in the back yard. It was a really fun day. We went to Home Depot together and got all of the ingredients (or I suppose you would call them supplies). Then I hauled bags of soil and dug the trench while my dad cut and connected all of the pieces to make the box. Then we went to Bachmanns together to pick out some great things to try to plant, followed by a trip to Dairy Queen in recognition of a hard days work. ;)

This year will be tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, snap peas, peppers, cilantro, garlic chives and curry. We never gardened much growing up so this will definitely be an experiment (especially the whole idea of growing something from seed- it's hard for me to believe something as little as a seed can get to grow into a nice plant). Wish me luck. And if there are any tips out there I'll definitely take them!!!

By the way, wasn't it gorgeous out today?

Happy 1st Birthday Leah!

It was Leah's first birthday yesterday. The whole family got together, all grandparents as well as her aunties and uncles were there to celebrate. She had fun being passed from family member to family member and walking around exploring the front yard. The adults had a fun time catching up-- especially my parents! Yup, they're back in town for a bit. It's really nice to have them around.

We had burgers, beans and salad for dinner. For dessert, cake. I found out that you can get a free birthday cake from either Lunds/Kowalskis/Byerlys for your child's first birthday as long as you bring in their birth certificate to prove it. Neat huh?!

Leah thoroughly enjoyed her cake, immediately had a bath and was back out in her pjs by the end of the night.

Scott is 30!

These are a few pictures from Scott's birthday celebration. The guys went to brew some beer at the Vine Park brewery and the gals went down the street to share a bottle of wine and have some appetizers. Kim did an awesome job planning a fun afternoon together.