Green Thumb

Eli and I did a little gardening this week.  For those who don't know, we have a "Yard of the Month" type neighbor across the street.  It's a retired couple that I think look at our flowerbeds and only imagine the beauty they could be. 

This year Eli and I were determined to add a little life to it.  We went to Home Depot, bought our supplies, sunscreened up and started digging.  

Ready to work!



Still happy!

The funny part is Eli hates to have his hands dirty.  So he was all excited until he realized we would be digging and not washing our hands immediately.  So after repeatedly explaining gardening was dirty and fun, he was not convinced and I put a water pail out for him to rinse his hands whenever he felt necessary.  Then the water was dirty, it tipped, there were tears, etc., but a little more talking it through and we got back on track!





Eli's new job was to put the garden soil into buckets so that I could mix it in with the holes dug for the flowers.  This was a great task because he could participate without using his hands.

Notice the shovel!  A great solution to the dirt issue.

He also helped me with the landscape design.  Anytime a flowerpot would fall over he was quick to stand it upright.

And finally, after a hard afternoon of work we relaxed in the shade.  Actually, Eli called it quits about 30 minutes before we were done.

Planting flowers was actually fun this year!  Thanks Eli for being a great partner!