Going green

It's been so beautiful out lately that we've been spending a lot of time outside, and have many different landscaping projects going on! We have finally planted another tree to replace the one we lost about 2 years ago. Here's a picture from that next morning. Yikes - what a big mess that was! It still looks bare there, but the new tree helps a bit. It will obviously take many, many years to grow as big as the other one was, but it's a start!

Our other environmentally friendly project is moving right along as well! Our garden now has a border and Calvin put in a fence today. The fence is mostly to keep out the pests - the pests being Jocelyn and the dogs. We're hoping to plant everything on Sunday. We have many different seeds we bought, so we'll see what ends up growing. I'm so excited to have a garden! Eau Claire is awaiting approval on a city ordinance that allows 2 chickens per house in the city limits. Calvin thinks this is a great idea and, I think, is seriously entertaining the thought. Now, we eat a lot of eggs, so in theory it is a good idea. However, I'm sure our neighbors wouldn't share the same opinion. Someday when we have a house with a bit more land then we can have chickens. For now, I'm fine with the dogs, even if they don't lay eggs.

She did NOT want me to sit by her - she wanted to do it all by herself! I tried a new hairdo - isn't it cute? I think it looks like Cindy Lou Who, and Kailee thinks it looks like Boo from Monsters, Inc.

The garden with the border up - it's about 30' long - go big or go home!

Here are just a few other cute pictures.

Playing in the hose again. Just wait until it gets warm out and she discovers she can run thru the sprinkler all the time! I'll never get her back inside!