What Makes Your Garden Grow?

Water. Sunshine. Love..AND..a little help from some of my favorite boys in the world...it's as easy and simple as that. Anyone who has recently been over to our neck of the woods..knows that this last month has been all about gardening. We've really never had a yard we could truly invest in, until now..so you better believe we are puttin down some roots:) My sweet daddy was in town a few weeks ago, and he helped get us started..him and Jason went to the nursery and came back with a trunk full of goodies to plant in the yard. My dad has always had a bit of Martha Stewart syndrome in him...HE LOVES THIS KINDA STUFF...and we LOVE that he loves it. So we planted corn, peas, squash, pumpkins, basil, and cilantro. Kyla has already developed a green thumb in a matter of weeks:) From dawn til dusk..little miss garden boots wants to be watering her corn. Her favorite time of day is when the sun starts to go down, and her and daddy get to give the garden some lovin.
My brother Corey hadn't been back to visit in about 6 months, so him coming into town last week was very anticipated on our end. He had never met Hayden, and hadn't seen Ky Ky since New Years, so she has been ecstatic that he has come over to play with her every day that he's been here. One of the many, many things I love about my brother Corey is that just adores his family...whenever he comes down to visit, I know he has a million friends that want to see him.. yet he still puts sooo much of his time and energy into getting the most out seeing us family. This is no exception when it comes to his time with Kyla. He has spent so many hours in the garden with her..teaching her to blow kisses to her plants....doing yoga and stretches with her on the lawn...doodling with chalk on the patio, even teaching her to bowl with a water bottles. I appreciate his love for not only me, but for my kids as well. I snapped a few priceless shots of him and Kyla in the yard, that were just too sweet for words.
We are hoping that as the year progresses our garden and flower beds will continue to flourish...maybe by the fall you can all come over for some homemade ratatouille:) you can lay under the stars with us..and enjoy the simple pleasure of family, friends, and pink garden boots..

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