Something's Missing

I could have sworn she had 2 this morning...

Is It Spring Yet?

We have two little triangular garden plots in the back corners of our yard. I'm going to turn them into little veggie EDENS this spring! Yes, I am gung ho about raising my first crops of edible masterpieces, to say the least! I've decided to document the journey from dead winterscape to fruitful (hopefully) harvest. Here are pics of what the gardens look like right now:


Above are the remains of the garden raised by the previous occupants of our home last summer. There were tomato plants and raspberries in this plot. I'm going to try several varieties of tomatoes and a variety of sweet bell peppers over here. Maybe some lettuce too.


These were sunflowers. I'd like to grow melons and pumpkins over the course of the year in this plot.

I have a lot to learn about gardening (basically everything). I'm currently reading The Veggie Gardener's Answer Book and thoroughly enjoying it. I know, I know...I'm a nerd.

Charlotte Smiles

I wanted to post a photo of Charlotte's real smile. The other night when I took the other photos she was tired and wasn't doing her light-up-the-whole-room smile. What can I say, she is precious!

Drama Drama Drama

We love our Drama Queen, Miss Hannah. She is always entertaining and thrilled to have an audience anywhere we go. This girl belongs on the stage. She is also expanding her language horizons. She is a fan of Dora the Explorer, and therefore is convinced that she knows Spanish. A few months ago while in a local McDonalds, Hannah heard a couple speaking Spanish. She bounced right up to them and exclaimed, "Hola!" Then she proceeded to bust out any word she could think of that was remotely Spanish-like. Luckily, the couple thought it was adorable. We did too.

Hannah is a huge High School Musical fan (like her mother - HSM3 comes out tomorrow, baby!). She has pretty much memorized the entire High School Musical 2 soundtrack and often chooses a song from it for her bedtime song. Ashley Tisdale (Sharpay) is her favorite character, of course. Hannah loves all things FABULOUS, like Sharpay. Plus, Sharpay has a pink convertible and a pink golf cart. Pink is the best color EVER, according to Hannah. Right now her outfit must include some pink or it is unacceptable.

Hannah continues to amaze me every day. She is the best big sister I have ever known. She adores these little ones in our family and loves to make them smile. I am so thankful for Hannah's bright smile, enthusiasm, and help with her sisters. We are registering her for Kindergarten next week. Can you believe it? She starts the end of August. I'm having mixed emotions. I remember when she was 2 and 3 I would look ahead and think, "when is school going to start?!!" or "I can't believe we are still 3 years away from Kindergarten!" And now I know I will miss her smiling face while she is at school every day. Not enough to home school, of course :O). Now I understand why mothers cry when they drop their child off to their first day of Kindergarten.

Our Budding Virtuoso

Mia is our little pianist at the moment. She begs to have someone lift her up and put her on the bench so she can play. Our keyboard has a kids program that plays different instrument sounds in peppy little tunes. She sways back and forth to the beat and squeals with excitement every time she hears them. She is so musical already. You should see her move her hips back and forth to music. It's a hoot!