The Garden is finally in

It has taken us a while to get to it because of all rain but the garden is finally in.

We planted a lot this year.  Probably too much for us to take care of sadly.  As usual, we planted a ton of tomatoes.  We managed to put in our favorite little yellow pear tomatoes and some grape tomatoes as well.  Overall there are probably some 12 tomato plants this year.  We also planted 5 or 6 hills of pumpkins of two different kinds so we will see how they turn out. The last time I planted pumpkins they didn't turn out well because I never weeded and they just didn't grow very big. We planted two kinds of watermelon in hopes that they would actually grow.  We haven't heard good things about planting watermelon but we thought we'd give it a try.  We also have some squash, zucchini, jalapeños, bush beans, cantaloupe, onions, and red and green bell peppers. 

This was the first year Andrea has been able to do some gardening.  Last year I didn't even bother with one because of Sophia's arrival.  As it turns out looking back, she has been either pregnant or just recovering with a newborn and too busy to help in the garden.  So I guess you could say she was the "garden" there for a while.  Our little weeds are growing fast too. Gavin will finish kindergarten at the end of this week.  Merrick is already talking about going to school even though he is still a year away from preschool.  Sophia is finally walking some now.  Time just flies by.

One Handsome Devil

Gav's birthday is next week.  I know what I have to get him.  A STICK!!! So he can shake off all the girls! I wish I could take all the credit for his great looks but his mother is responsible for them.  She is one hot momma! I am grateful that she is mine. Honey, it's a good thing you like running now because you will be doing a lot of it as you chase girls off over the next 15 years. Ok... ok... I know... I am an overly proud parent and husband, so sue me. :-)

...and you thought that I was exaggerating.  pfffft!!

Soccer is back on.

This post was messed up from the beginning.  I tried to do it from my phone and didn't quite get it right.  At any rate, the Gavman is back in soccer.  What a difference a winter makes.  Gav is finally becoming more aggressive.  Although we overheard him say "oops sorry" while in the beehive trying to get the ball and he accidentally kicked a teammate.  He stopped to see if his teammate was ok.  I'm glad that he's such a polite kid but come on boy this is soccer!! Save your sorrys for the end-of-game handshake.