Summer Fun
Sorry I haven't been updating much but we're not spending much time inside so I'm not at the computer as much as usual. We just love being outside and we're trying to spend every minute we can out there. Wesley is having a nap right now and it's super hot outside so Darcy and I are taking a break so I thought I'd sneak in a quick update.
Of course, there's not a lot to update. We play outside and we laugh a lot. That's about it right now.
Wesley is definitely developing into an interesting character. He loves to play jokes on people, his favourite being to throw a bucket of water on someone. He loves it just as much when you throw the bucket of water back on him. Darcy is really into telling jokes, but most of them don't make any sense. She thinks she can ask you any question and then say, "Gotcha!" and that's a joke. For example, we were in the car this morning and she said, "Mommy would you be able to drive the car without any buttons on it?" I said no and she said, "Gotcha!" and laughed like a maniac. I didn't get it. Her favourite joke is from a TV show. She tells you that you have to ask her if she's a truck. When you do she shouts, "NO!" and then laughs like crazy. That one's a bit funnier.
Our favourite project of the summer has been our vegetable garden. We've been working on this since May and now we're finally starting to enjoy the fruits (or should I say vegetables) of our labour. We've had several servings of beautiful green beans already with a few more to come. Over the next couple of weeks I'm hoping to get rid of our first group of bean plants and then grow a second batch for later in the summer into early fall. Our carrots seem to be coming along nicely, as far as we can tell from the greens. Our big surprise though has been the zucchini. I will admit that I didn't do enough research before planting zucchini. It's way too big a plant for the tiny garden we have. It's taking over! And from the look of things, we're going to have a lot of zucchini when they're all full-grown. We might be taking orders! We've got a few that are starting to show now and lots of blossoms still coming up every day. I can't wait to see how it all turns out.
As for flowers, we've got some cosmos planted in the backyard along with our annual attempts at sunflowers. I think we're going to have four, maybe five great sunflowers this year. They're coming along very well. Papa planted some hostas (with purple flowers, for Darcy) in the front yard when he was visiting and those seem to have established themselves well in the front yard. Darcy has loved being a part of the gardening, especially picking the green beans. They both love to do the watering with me, but Wesley just wants to get himself wet. It's been a great family project and I'm already beginning to think about what we're going to grow next year.
Of course, there's not a lot to update. We play outside and we laugh a lot. That's about it right now.
Wesley is definitely developing into an interesting character. He loves to play jokes on people, his favourite being to throw a bucket of water on someone. He loves it just as much when you throw the bucket of water back on him. Darcy is really into telling jokes, but most of them don't make any sense. She thinks she can ask you any question and then say, "Gotcha!" and that's a joke. For example, we were in the car this morning and she said, "Mommy would you be able to drive the car without any buttons on it?" I said no and she said, "Gotcha!" and laughed like a maniac. I didn't get it. Her favourite joke is from a TV show. She tells you that you have to ask her if she's a truck. When you do she shouts, "NO!" and then laughs like crazy. That one's a bit funnier.
Our favourite project of the summer has been our vegetable garden. We've been working on this since May and now we're finally starting to enjoy the fruits (or should I say vegetables) of our labour. We've had several servings of beautiful green beans already with a few more to come. Over the next couple of weeks I'm hoping to get rid of our first group of bean plants and then grow a second batch for later in the summer into early fall. Our carrots seem to be coming along nicely, as far as we can tell from the greens. Our big surprise though has been the zucchini. I will admit that I didn't do enough research before planting zucchini. It's way too big a plant for the tiny garden we have. It's taking over! And from the look of things, we're going to have a lot of zucchini when they're all full-grown. We might be taking orders! We've got a few that are starting to show now and lots of blossoms still coming up every day. I can't wait to see how it all turns out.
As for flowers, we've got some cosmos planted in the backyard along with our annual attempts at sunflowers. I think we're going to have four, maybe five great sunflowers this year. They're coming along very well. Papa planted some hostas (with purple flowers, for Darcy) in the front yard when he was visiting and those seem to have established themselves well in the front yard. Darcy has loved being a part of the gardening, especially picking the green beans. They both love to do the watering with me, but Wesley just wants to get himself wet. It's been a great family project and I'm already beginning to think about what we're going to grow next year.
posted by Sue Matthews at 1:41 PM
2 Comments:
Nice. Hope the zucchini turn out well!
We,ll take some zucchinis anytime
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