Almost everything is planted

I bought these big 20 gallon tubs for our veggies this year. Today we planted cucumber seeds and greenbean seeds, in these 2 tubs.




I also transplanted bell peppers and tomatoes.
Here are the peppers.



Big Boy tomatoes. I put 2 in there, just in case.



Patio Princess Tomatoes




I also have Early Girl Tomatoes, but I need to get another pot/tub.



These are the herbs we planted last year. Chives, basil, and oregano. There were also Serano peppers, but I'm guessing they won't grow again this year.



The strawberries we planted last year are starting to flower.



And the roses are getting their leaves. I planted 5 bare root plants last year. So far they all lived except for one. I pruned them a few weeks ago and fed them today.


We call this one "Big Red." It's our red rose bush, and for whatever reason grows so much faster than the rest.



The mini rose bushes are doing great! The hibiscus just look like wood sticks, and the hydrangeas are getting leaves.

So far so good!!! I love spring!

Just Imagine the Sound of Music

Connor drew this for a poster contest for music class. The little drummer is saying "Make music and like it!" lol He isn't the best artist on earth *YET*, but he loves to draw and I love his creativity! You can click the picture to make it larger.

Picture of Air Force One

In case you never watch the news, President Obama gave a speech at Camp Lejeune on Friday, but he had to fly to Cherry Point (here) first since there is no where to land in Jacksonville. I had Patrick take the camera to work with him, just in case. =D He didn't get any pics of the Pres but he did snap this picture of Air Force One. Also, Brennen's class was outside eating lunch and they saw it fly over. Pretty cool huh!!!???

Our Soccer Star

Brennen started Soccer this year and is really enjoying it.
Isn't he cute!!??

My sweet Connor

On the way to school today Connor said "I have the greatest mom I could ever want." and of course Brennen chimed in with "Me too!"
Why can't they stay sweet and little forever!!!???

Seeds are started

I finally got my seeds in the mail from Burpee yesterday.
I started the bell peppers and tomatoes.
EG=Early Girl
BB= Big Boy
PP= Patio Princess

I'll wait until April 1st to plant the cucumbers and green beans outside.

Its almost spring!

Ok, so my garden burned up in July last year. This year I decided to put all my veggies in containers. The strawberries will stay in the ground since they are already there. I ordered my seeds from Burpee last week. Last year I used all cheapy seeds. Hopefully this year, using containers, good "dirt", and good seeds, I will have more luck than I did last year.