Making A House A Home

We are hardly ever here on Saturdays, and by “here” I mean both Newnan and our actual house.  Now that we have Thomas, we are trying to learn to have more hobbies and activities around home that we enjoy, instead of always running the roads like we did when we were single. It just changes things when you have a baby. It settles you down in a distinctive way that becomes very familiar and comfortable to you as a family. A lot of it is very natural. Since Thomas has become a part of our family, or should I say made us feel like a real family, we actually enjoy being around home more. For the first time, our house feels more like a home.  We are learning to take Saturdays as an opportunity to work around the house together doing various things such as work in the garden. We are learning to go for walks together with Thomas in the Spring evenings. We are learning to slow down and appreciate some quiet quality time together, just the three of us.

 

Speaking of slowing down, last Sunday Thomas and Daniel passed out in the recliner, and you can click  here to read about that!  In that post, I stated that there were “no pictures” to go with it, but of course, as soon as the “I don’t want to forget any of  these precious  moments” thought went through my head, and I quickly jumped up and began flashing pictures of my two snuggly lovies.  

And do you  think I stopped there? Do you think I was above taking a video of them, where I preceded to whisper Daniel’s name until he woke up…you know, just for fun….I couldn’t resist!

This Saturday, Daniel and I started working in our garden! Yes! We are attempting a garden. And I say “attempting” because sometimes I start something and then lose interest in it very quickly. But hopefully, this won’t be one of those things because it is something fun that me and D could enjoy doing together. And I really like the idea of  knowing exactly where my food is coming from and what chemicals have or have not been put on it! Both Daniel’s parents and his grandparents have gardens, and they are pro’s at growing good vegetables because they have been doing it for so long. Daniel’s Granddad has planted as many as 2,000 tomato plants in years before, but we’re not sure how many he is up to this year. Daniel says he knows for sure that he planted 400 the other day. Want some home grown maders?!?  Cute fact about my hubby: when he was 14, he spent all summer selling tomatoes from their garden at the tomato stand…is that adorable or what? I hope Thomas works the tomato stand one Summer!!  His Granddaddy also grows watermelons…and I think we are going to attempt some of our own! I’m not sure what all Daniel’s Daddy is growing in his garden this year except for some wonderful green beans! We ate more than our fair share of those last year! So, today Daniel and I picked out the perfect spot for our garden, plowed it, put out lime and fertilizer, and tilled it all in! Now, all we have to do is figure out exactly what we want to plant…any suggestions?!? We’re thinking maybe a few tomato plants, some watermelons, cantaloupe, and maybe some zipper peas?? And as you can imagine, I had the camera out the entire time to capture our progress.

I also snapped some pictures of all the pretty things blooming around us. This is the first time that I have ever really appreciate all the beauty  that Spring brings. Here are a few shots of what’s going on in our yard:

 

It’s Spring, and it’s beautiful outside.

 

 

 

 

Maybe we’ll have some grapes this year….maybe!

 

 

 

Or maybe our little peach buds will grow into a big, plump, juicy peach!

And I can promise you that I’ll be picking blueberries off this blueberry bush this Summer and making many blueberry cobbles with them.

Preparing the garden: Step 1: Making sure Thomas is settled-check! We moved his swing to the front porch when we thought we were going to put the garden in the front yard…

Preparing the garden: Step 2: D looking for the right spot for the garden

Still looking….

Preparing the garden: Step 3: Arguing with Amanda about why the garden can’t be right in front of the porch steps….

 

Preparing the garden: Step 4: Getting mad at Amanda for taking pictures instead of deciding where to put the garden….

 

Preparing the garden: Step 5: Finding the perfect spot, plowing it up, and then putting out the lime and fertilizer

Preparing the garden: Step 6: Tilling it all under

 

Preparing the garden: Step 7: Admiring your work

Preparing the garden: Step 8: Work on your farmer’s tan

Preparing the garden: Step 9: Stop and admire your baby’s cute toes!

 

“Oh, SNAP!” says Thomas.

 

 

     

 

Check out who is getting their hair back on the top of their head! Go, T, Go!!

  

Annnnnnnd he’s out! He slept most of the afternoon in his stroller while we worked in the garden.

 

Some more yard photos:

This is the dog you should “beware of”…..aren’t you scared??

 

Thomas taking a break from gardening and playing on his activity mat….

We tried the Bumbo again….and he actually liked it for a total of 30 seconds this time, which is a lot longer than he liked it last time!

 

As always, starts in laughter, ends in tears….

   

 

One final thought from this relaxing Saturday….are these not the most adorable rolls you have ever seen….love them and love him!!!!!