Kite Flying with the Marcus Family

After a long weekend of gardening we joined the Marcus Family at the park for some relaxing kite flying.



Jon's "Dragon" kite was the only one that could handle the wind and flew perfectly!

Starting the Garden (Day 2)

Our second gardening day went faster than the first but was more tiring. Aaron had his first hammering lesson and did surprising well with several nails.



Aaron has his own gardening tools now which made helping us much easier for him. With two garden boxes done... the planting can begin!



We also had our first garden "visit" by Jayne and Jacob who live nearby. We're hoping they get a plot too.

Starting the Garden

Today was our first day building the garden. We are all so sore! But it was a lot of fun. The first step is clearing the lot and digging the first hole for our 6 boxes.



The second step was building the wood frames for the raised garden boxes. Gophers are a problem so we lined the bottom with chicken wire.



After a quick lunch break Aaron posed with the bamboo frame for what is going to be his Sun Flower Tee-Pee.



After all that work, one raised garden box is built, placed and filled and a second is prepped for tomorrow. Whew!

Leprechaun Trap

Aaron's preschool class built a Leprechaun Trap to catch that pesky little critter for St. Patrick's Day. The trap has been placed at the end of their classroom rainbow and ready for action!



With the trap in place, all the kids went home for the weekend and are anxious to come back in on Monday morning (St. Patrick's Day) to see if it worked.

Homework

Aaron's homework for tonight is to color the letter "I" and find
things that start with that letter.

Community Garden

Creating a family garden at our local community garden is our newest family project. Bridget picked out our garden space today and we'll break ground next weekend.



Check back often to watch our garden grow.

One Last Cold

Let's hope this is the last cold of the season. Daddy is sick too.