Spring time means planting a garden. As a kid Justin loved planting and tending to the garden. Kiersten takes after her dad and loves gardening. So a few Saturdays ago we went down to Dustin's yard, Curtis Landscape, and got everything we needed to plant our garden.
The kids and I pulled all the weeds to clear out the area where the garden goes. The kid had a fun time picking out plants for our garden.
Everyone helped...........but Kiersten worked ALL DAY and into the evening with her dad to get the garden done. She even turned down playing with friends because she wanted to help with the garden. Justin even told her it would be fine to go play because she had already worked so hard, but she insisted on finishing the garden. Justin had a great time working outside with the kids.
Awesome Garden Kiersten! You did an amazing job with your dad!
I am so proud of these two! What a fun memory for them both! Now if I can only get Justin to help pick the weeds or the vegetables when they come we'll be in good shape. Last year the "up keep" of the garden somehow became my job.........even though it was suppose to be "his hobby." Oh well can't complain too much at least he planted the garden in the first place.
Hunter was a HUGE help as well. He worked all morning long!
Kiersten was so excited to get everything planted! Out of all our kids Kiersten LOVES the garden the most. She checks on it every morning to see how the plants are growing. She defiantly takes after her dad with that one................I am not so much into gardening.
We should have TONS of tomatoes (different types), squash, bell peppers, cucumbers, and jalapenos. I already warned all my friends that they will be getting tomatoes soon.
Looks great! Can't wait for that first B.L.T. of the summer with fresh garden tomatoes.............they are the BEST!!! I am also going to learn how to make salsa I decided!
2 comments:
Thats so awesome! I have never had a garden before but have always wanted one and for Kiersten to learn from her dad that is just some great memories he's making with her!!
I hope you like this quote from our prophet, Spencer W. Kimball.
"I hope that we understand that, while having a garden, for instance, is often useful in reducing food costs and making available delicious fresh fruits and vegetables, it does much more than this. Who can gauge the value of that special chat between daughter and Dad as they weed or water the garden? "How do we evaluate the good that comes from the obvious lessons of planting, cultivating, and the eternal law of the harvest? And how do we measure the family togetherness and cooperating that must accompany successful canning? "Yes, we are laying up resources in store, but perhaps the greater good is contained in the lessons of life we learn as we live providently and extend to our children their pioneer heritage" (The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, p. 376-377).
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