Back To The Dirt

Today we ended up back in the dirt. Outside gardening in the veggie garden and the herb garden. The 2 boys and I could truly spend all day outside, with me enjoying the veggie garden and compost. We love our compost.

So the day began with me working and the 2 boys and daddy went food shopping. Then with half the day over and 5 loads of washing already done, the boys and daddy came home and our weekend begun. Little Bailey had a sleep while Brandon just continued to talk. He talks underwater in the bath (really he does), he talks with a mouth full of food, he talks while he's brushing his teeth, and he talks in his sleep.  Completely astounding.

If you have ever wondered what a whole box of tissues looks like out of the box here's an image. We are all pretty familiar in our family of this image. The 2 boys seem to find it hilarious.

Another beautiful day so I took the boys outside to play for a few hours. Thought we'd let daddy have a rest. He rested for 5 minutes before Brandon decided that daddy should look after Bailey while he and I  dug all the manure and fertiliser into the veggie garden. So daddy swung Bailey on the swing and Brandon and I dug and watered and admired all the flowers on our veggies. I am particularly excited about our 4 watermelon plants. They already have flowers on them and so too do the cucumbers, chillies and pumpkins. Actually all the veggies except the lettuces and carrots have flowers on them..

After several hours outside we initiated the going inside process, which always takes so long. So several hours even later we were all inside. Both boys very tired so didn't seem to be a hectic, stressed and frantic evening. Bailey again ate 1 kg of yoghurt before bed. I don't know where it all goes.  I asked him if he was full yet and he said no. More yoghurt. I asked him if his toes were full and he said yes. Hooray! Some part of him is full. Maybe now he might consider going to sleep.

Today we got back into the garden. What a wonderful time. To see the joy and happiness in the 2 boys faces as they discover the wonderful world of gardening and bugs and  insects and fruit and veggies. I just love getting back into the dirt.