Our First Garden!

On a whim this week we decided to build and plant a garden. Produce is SO EXPENSIVE anymore, so I decided we should take matters into our own hands. We have no idea what we are doing, and I'm sure we did a whole bunch of things wrong, but we're learning a lot as we go right? We dug and built and mixed and planted all week with our little helpers in our shadows the entire time and the baby rocking away on the patio.



We asked Mason and Carter what they wanted to plant so they had a little say in what we were doing. Mason wants to grow brussel sprouts, his favorite! We have to wait until fall to plant those though. Carter had three requests, broccoli, nuts, and cheese. I think it may be the wrong climate for the last two, but we're giving the broccoli a go. We're also trying tomatoes, yellow squash, peppers, green onions, lettuce, carrots, beans, peas, strawberries, zucchini, cucumbers, and a few spices. It has been a really hard, fun project. Some of the vegetables we are starting from seeds because it's so much cheaper. The boys "helped" me plant them. Carter ate more cucumber seeds than he planted. I poked little holes for the peas and they dropped them in and covered them up. A few minutes later, Carter dug them back up and ate them as well. He doesn't quite understand this whole concept. ha ha ha. I hope that we have a yummy selection of fresh healthy food this year and the boys learn the value of work. It has been a fun family project so far!





P.S. Thank you my love for putting up with me and going along with my hair-brained ideas! Spencer is so good to help me when I come up with these crazy plans. Love you babe!
Isn't he handsome? :P

Green FHE for Uncle Scotty Pants & St. Patty's Day

wFor Family Night a few weeks ago we decided to put together a Saint Patrick's Day package for my brother Scott who is serving his mission in AZ right now. We went to the store and picked out all of the green things we could think of. The boys had a blast! Some of the items included a green pen, green shampoo, green Hawaiian Punch, green soap, green Jell-o, a green toothbrush, etc. etc. etc. We filled the box and then sprinkled in green confetti. The boys just giggled. We hope it made a big fat mess. ha ha ha. Anyway, then we got green paper and markers and wrote him a little note from each of us. We packed it all in tight, sealed the box, and decorated it with stickers. Last of all, Carter and Mason sealed it with a kiss! Hopefully it was a little bit useful for Scott. The boys love sending him things and writing him letters. We are so proud of all the hard work he is doing. Here are a few fun pictures from the night:















And speaking of green, we had a fun Saint Patrick's Day this past week! We had green leprechaun pancakes and green milk for breakfast. We spent the day building our new GARDEN! More on that to come. . . . .

The List

So this week has been Spring Break. We were so excited to have a week off that last Sunday we decided to make a list of things to do during the week so that we could take advantage of the free time that we would have. I had the goal to do homework for at least two hours each day (DID NOT ACCOMPLISH). I wanted to get my Capstone completed (DID ACCOMPLISH) so that I could focus on preparing for my test on Saturday and for my oral defense. Mason had some other great ideas for our activities. Here are some of the things that he wanted to do: Watch two movies, play two games, make cinnamon rolls, go hiking/have a picnic, eat nachos, and cut paper. We have accomplished most of the items. Every day he wakes up and asks about the list and what we are going to do to accomplish the items on the list. It really has bee a fun break, it is too bad that it has to come to an end. I guess we can look at the bright side and remember that in 2.5 months we will have a lot of time to hang out and get things accomplished. I will be done with my master's so I won't have papers to put off all summer. To celebrate we are going to Disneyland. It will be my boys and my first time there. We are all excited. Mason asks us everyday if today is the day that we are going to Disneyland. It is going to be a blast. We only have to wait for three more months. I guess that is about all. I will let Jenny do the rest of the updates. She is much better at this!