I dressed Owen one morning and we were about to go somewhere in the car. I needed to water the garden first then we would go. Owen played around the yard while I watered the garden. I turned my head for one minute and he decided to play in the mud. So much for a clean outfit...

We picked our first watermelon from the garden. We couldn't believe how big they got. It was very juicy and delicious. We planted lots from a seed packet but they all died. Instead of buying a new packet of seeds we decided to try planting seeds from a watermelon we had bought from the store. We didn't know if it would work but as you can see it was successful. I think we will do it this way every year now.

This year we planted our first garden. We started most the seeds inside but when we planted them outside they died from a big rain storm. We bought more plants and now the garden is growing well. We planted peas, carrots, beets, green onions, sweet onions, squash, zucchini, cucumber, okra, lettuce, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, watermelon, grapes, raspberries, strawberries, and cilantro. We planted some plants too close together, but altogether we did a good job. Next year we will learn from our mistakes and improve the garden. We are loving the Squash and zucchini right now. I have been making zucchini bread and Nate and Gavin can't get enough. Here are some before and after pictures.