Gardening

      Typing that word makes me so happy!! We have a little garden plot in our back yard and Grace and I spent a couple hours yesterday clearing away last years leftovers and weeds so we could begin on this years!!! I hope I don't neglect it too much, and that things grow! I LOVE working outside and working with my hands. I have always been a very hands on learner and my Dad taught me very young that there is something special about working in and with nature that you don't get sitting at a desk going through paper work.

Yesterday was the first REALLY beautiful day I have enjoyed in Twin Falls and Grace and I though-ally enjoyed it. We started the day at a play group with friends and then had some of those friends come over for lunch and playing in the back yard. I failed to get pictures...again...I'll get you next time Diana! ;) But it really helped to brighten my day! After they left Grace must have put her head down on something int he yard she is allergic to, and making a short story shorter she went down for a nap with some Benadryl. THEN instead of doing homework like I should have I called a home school holiday and laid out on the trampoline soaking up the sunshine and talking to my sister Amber on the phone. It was SO awesome to just watch the birds in the sky and feel actual WARMTH from the sun! I don't think I have taken the time to just be still and sit outside in a few years. College life and friends, school, dating etc. seems to take your focus to everything complicated and make you forget everything profound and simple. God's world is so healing it just makes me wonder why I don't enjoy every day that way. Well, I know why I don't it's called school and dishes for me, BUT I was grateful for the chance I had. 

After Gracie woke up I cancelled making dinner (I was on a very irresponsible streak you see) and we went and cleared the garden! Grace tried eating dirt and rocks for the first time, and in-between saying, "that doesn't go in your mouth!" I pulled weeds and raked and cleared away old plants etc. IT WAS SO FUN! I loved watching her first experience with mounds of dirt and shovel. She was so inquisitive about every tiny leaf, plant etc. there is nothing like watching a child's mind turn. Then Craig came home with a garden claw and tilled the whole thing up for me still in his work clothes. lol I have a great husband. 

I then FINALLY thought to take pictures of our day.

Trying to push the wheelbarrow

I changed into grubby clothes and then wished I'd changed Grace the rest of the evening. :( Oh well, since today is laundry day I guess we get to find out how well they clean. 

See that lovely brown around the mouth? It isn't chocolate...

Garden plot all cleared away. Just waiting to be tilled up!

She ate a whole handful of dirt and then decided it was yucky and immediately asked for a drink. lol

yummy water when you're thirsty. 

Husband to the rescue! He was so excited about using the garden claw he bought that he wasn't concerned about no dinner. Phew! lol

Cheeser

 Craig has a work ID that attaches to his belt. It is tied to a little snap back mechanism so he can pull it out and swipe it at work and then just let go and have it go right back where it was. That was a lousy description but think of a measuring tape and you'll get the idea. Anyways, Grace LOVES pulling on it and then watching it zip back in place lol. She was pulling it back and then clapping and giggling for herself while he was trying to work it was very cute.

We so enjoy watching the sun go down here. Utah mountains, as beautiful as they are definitely rob you of  the sun going up and down and that is one thing I sure love having here!

I promise that someday I will post a picture of myself that isn't nasty, in a Utah State shirt with pony tail hair, but for some reason my happiest moments as of late seem to be more of the t-shirt and jeans kind. 

 Here is wishing you a fabulous day filled with sunshine!