Our First Harvest!

We yielded our first harvest over the weekend. We had two strawberries ready for picking. Jackson and Jordan were so excited. Here they are pre-picking.


Here's Jordan picking her strawberry.

Here's Jackson picking his.

He was so proud of it.
And it was delicious!

We have another strawberry turning red. And the beans and squash are really starting to bloom. And maybe, just maybe I'll have fresh tomatoes for my salad in a month or so.

Gardening in the 'Burbs

When I was growing up, every summer was filled with fresh vegetables from the garden. So now, Kenny and I are trying our hand at a garden...again. We've had gardens the last few years, but the birds and critters have gotten to our veggies. This year, we're attempting it again, with Jackson's help. We have to go check the garden everyday when we get home.

Here's Jack getting ready to plant the tomato plants.
Getting the plant ready.
Planting the tomato plant.

We've already got strawberries that are starting to ripen. We also have tomatoes, banana peppers, cilantro, green beans, squash, cucumbers and okra. All in our little corner of the suburbs. :) Jackson could care less if he eats anything from the garden. But he LOVES playing in the dirt. He's so excited to see the progress every single day. And watching his excitement makes it all worth it. Hopefully the critters stay away this year. xfingers crossedx

Easter Fun!

We had such a busy Easter weekend. It started on Friday when we went to my Aunt and Uncle's annual fish fry. The food was great and the kids enjoyed their second Easter egg hunt of the year. The first was at school on Thursday. Here's Nana laying out the ground rules.
Kenny gave the younger ones a little head start.
Jordan has already learned to see if there's something in the egg before putting it in her basket.
All the hunters.
Here's Jordan on the rocking horse that has been in the family for AGES. It's still going strong. She loved it!
Saturday was spent at my sister's house. We boiled crawfish, and boy were they yummy. The kids got to spend more time playing. I didn't get any pictures from Saturday, so just imagine us eating mud bugs.

The Easter Bunny came to Mom and Dad's on Sunday morning. It was wet outside, so we hunted eggs in the living room. And the kids were so excited. Here they are with their loot.
We all had lunch at my parents house and had another egg hunt.

Then we celebrated Papaw's birthday. Here he is opening a gift certificate to the bowling alley.
After that, we headed to Kenny's parents for their Easter celebration and the fifth and final Easter egg hunt! Jordan wanted to make sure Julia had some eggs too.
Jackson found an egg on the BIGGEST PINATA EVER!
After the egg hunt, the kids went after the pinata. Jordan wasn't too sure about it, so I helped her.
Jackson couldn't wait to get his turn. He just laughed and laughed.
Not only did Jackson like hitting the pinata, he also helped his daddy pull it. Kenny's rope went up and down and Jackson's went side to side. He took his job very seriously.

We ended the day with family pictures and confetti eggs.

We missed everyone who couldn't make it.

Playing Soccer

Jackson has started playing soccer this spring in the neighborhood. He had his first game on Saturday and really did well. We were proud at how well he understood keeping the ball in bounds and he even scored a goal.

Here he is "stretching" at the beginning of the game.

This was him after the goal.
Mommy was very proud of him!