Anatomy of a first step

That's right, people...we are heading into the toddler phase one step at a time!  In the interest of full disclosure-these aren't her actual *first* steps, but it went something like this...

Whew...time for a break

And in case anyone was curious about the boy's seed project...here's the progress so far:
Tomatoes (and some basil in there)

And one lonely cucumber seedling...our peppers were a big fail.

Guess it's time to clean out the garden for these lovelies.  A beautiful weekend is on tap, so the kiddos and I will be working on that (read: I will clean the garden and attempt to keep the girl from eating dirt while the boy makes himself and everything around him into a big dirt mess)

Come On Spring!

We're in the midst of a very wet Nor'easter here in New England...and what better way to lift the spirits and dream of spring than to get started on our garden. So, with the help of my trusty little companion-we planted a few seeds.

we like to use these little peat pellets-it's fun to watch them expand in water!

Now, although I manage a fairly successful garden each summer...I'm notoriously bad at seed starting. I wanted to do just a few, though, as a fun project for the little man. Here's hoping I don't dash all his horticultural dreams!
I mean, look at how proud he is!




he's checked them no less than 15 times since we planted them this morning and nothing yet! We'll keep you posted!