1st Gardening attempt!

When we moved into our house, there were already some raised flower/garden beds on the south side. We'll, the first summer, it was too late by the time we moved in in July. Last summer I was WAY pregnant and didn't even want to think about adding more vegitation, that needed watering, to our yard. So, this summer, we did it. We planted 2 tomato plants, 2 green pepper plants, one Anaheim pepper, and one artichoke. The results are in. The Anaheim peppers were awesome, I put them in homemade guacamole. The green peppers are good. I had to chop & freeze some there were so many. The tomatoes, WOW! There are so many of them and they taste SOOOO good. Avery still loves tomatoes, so we put them in salads, burritos, even just eat them plain! I think next year, we will add a few things to the mix!

High of 104!

Early last week Brian & I had a plan for our back yard. Well, of course we were out there doing the hard work when it was over 100 degrees, but, you gotta do what you gotta do! I "worked from home" so I could help a little. We ordered crushed rock for our fire pit and compost for our flower beds. Brian worked so hard in the heat, I am so thankful for his "get-er done" attitude, it turned out amazing!

Our "NEW" House

Well, not really, but it looks new! We decided that this summer, our big home improvement purchase would be to hire someone to paint our house. Our lovely, faded, green/teal/aqua paint job was going on 12 years old and had to go. I love the way that paint colors are named, they are just too fun. We went with Latte for the body, Chocolate Martini for the trim & shutters, and our front door is Sun Dried Tomato. Thanks 5 Star Painting, you did a great job!

Before/during
Half way done!

Beautiful!