Our Beautiful Garden

I love the springtime. It seems like the trees were bare one day and then the next day they were beautiful and green. To our suprise we have tons of bulbs that were in our backyard that we have been enjoying.

Now summer is here and for the first time ever we have a yard that we have to take care of. I love taking care of our yard. This past weekend Noah actually had a bunch of days off work because of a conference he is attending today and tomorrow, so we dug out a garden in our backyard. I asked for a garden for Mother's Day, and it is so beautiful. Now if something would actually grow in it, that would be great!

So this is what it looked like after we got rid of an island of flowers and all the grass. The other dirt we also tilled because the previous owners of our house had a pool there, that killed the grass. Our dirt is so clay-like we have our fingers crossed that we can grow seed instead of getting sod.

To make our work a little easier we rented a roto tiller. It was so fun, I used my muscle and did it for about 60 seconds, and then gave it back to Noah! He is so strong!

Besides make a mess of the inside of our house this is what Levi did while we were working. He also took Ruby (who played happily in her stroller) on walks around our back yard. We are lucky that our kids love eachother so much!

Here I am raking the dirt after we tilled it. Hooray!

Finally done!! This is Noah and Ruby spraying off the bricks (which were around the island we took out). It is so beautiful!

The last two pictures were taken on another day when Levi and I planted the first flower seed of the summer. And Ruby wanted to take a cruise in the jeep!

Levi is 3!!

Of course, after I was done with sister Levi needed his turn....and I also have yet to get his taken. His turned out more darling than I thought they were when I took them. And we even did a wardrobe change because he insisted on having his hat in the pictures. He takes this hat everywhere with him, so it is the essence of his 3 year old life.

My little Levi is so full of life! He is every color of the rainbow, which is why I like some of these pictures so much. He is so energetic, and mischievious, and sweet, and cuddly, and loveable. He keeps me on my toes! He loves his backyard and exploring in it. He likes watching worms, but runs from spiders. He is my little firecracker!!

Ruby at 7 Months

Well, I can hardly believe that my sweet Ruby is 7 months old!!! I have been procrastinating going to get her 6 month pictures taken, so when she looked so cute in her Hawaiian dress this morning I decided to just try taking them myself. I think that they turned out all right, I may have another go at it with a different outfit. She is such a good girl and so photogenic. When I get one that I love I will send some prints out to everyone.

As for her milestones at this age, so is a typical 7 month old. She is trying to crawl. Her daddy says it looks more like she is swimming on the floor because she flings her arms and twists her body, and somehow manages to move! She does not like baby food. She would rather eat what we are eating, so she is already doing a ton of finger foods like peas and bananas. She has also discovered that she loves sippy cups with apple juice. I wish that we could share every moment with you....she is so precious!