not in control

Gardening makes me think of my Nana True~ I would help her in her garden when I was little and I found myself thinking of her during my 1st planting season.

Here are some pics of the growing garden~ now that the chickens are out in the pen the dogs are sort of running all over the new plants ;( so we will see what actually comes up this year~it is awesome to watch the growth~planting seeds and watering just proves to be amazing to me how this grows so easily. Makes me feel closer to God somehow.

Yes the chickens are out in the coop...outside. This makes me nervous but we were thinking if we waited any longer we may not catch them to get them into the coop~ they are super fast. The dogs circle the cage soooo interested and they so want to have chicken dinner~ we are trying to teach them that these are our pets too but..... not in my control.

Even the camera is not in my control Logan loves getting crazy shots of all of us and his toys.

It is May I have lots to celebrate~ Our 5 year wedding anniversary, Zach's graduation, our lovely home, health, happiness and so much more. This is also the same month 2 years ago I lost my baby sister. It still brings pain, though it is not as hard and not as painful... it still hurts~

When my children were small I couldn't wait for them to crawl, walk, learn words, read or dress themselves. The whole time I was thinking parenting was going to get easier along with their new Independence. In fact it is the opposite ~the letting go of my control over them is hard. I keep realizing that I need to KNOW that God is in control and I am NOT!!

I did have CONTROL over all my boys yesterday as I went and had our family portraits done~ We had an amazing photographer and I can't wait to see how they turned out.

getting ready for spring & a special sister visit

We have been working hard in the yard for these past few days~ getting our planting areas prepared.

I am growing and herb/butterfly garden here in the front yard. I hauled all this river rock up from the creek today to line this new area.

I will also be planting Brie's memorial tree around this area~ I am thinking right outside the master bedroom window. I will try and have the tree's here for Tara's visit so we can plant it together. I am also planting one for my friend Crystal and a Carolina Peach tree in honor of Gregg's Dad Al.

planning on cilantro, basil, dill, lavender,forget me not flowers in this area

The trees are starting to bloom everything around is beginning to turn green ;)

I have this scrap metal roofing covering up the ground to kill off any extra grass that is growing in this area. Gardening is REALLY alot of work. But I am so excited to see how my new garden turns out this year.

Tomatoes, watermelon, squash, onions, cucumber

Yes, that is a toilet!!!! I am planning on taking the lid off and using it as a planter for some flowers. My boys think it is terrible and gross but I say COUNTRY FABULOUS :) We should be getting chickens soon~ I have hesitated only because I am afraid they will draw in some wild animals from the woods behind our house. It is pretty creepy to here the coyotes howling at night next to your house.

I bought these chairs so we can all sit out in the back yard for Tara's visit. I was explaining to Logan that we are having visitors here in a couple of weeks and the extra chairs are so we can all sit outside. Logan is excited and happy to know that Tara is my sister and she is ALIVE!! I guess he has had to deal with alot of death in his short life and he is so excited to see his cousins and ALIVE Aunt Tara and Uncle Eric.