The whole family has been hard at work on our garden — here’s a little update with things we were happy to see!!
We get excited when we find tiny sprouts of lettuce starting to appear! Aren’t they sooooo cute???
And look — potatoes starting to sprout!! Yay!!!
There’s always work to be done, but sometimes I just enjoy playing in the dirt! Don’t tell Mark — he totally thinks I was planting onions……. 
….and I visited NBC studios in Philadelphia to show some fun crafts for the garden — perfect for sprucing up the space while you’re waiting for seeds to grow!
Projects from the clip:
Have fun!!
May 3rd, 2011 on 10:03 pm
Dear Valerie,
Nice lettuce!
*sigh* If only we had planted watermelons.
Love,
Mark
May 3rd, 2011 on 10:32 pm
Looks great! I can’t wait to see similar sights in our garden…we only just got to plant our first seeds yesterday.
I agree that the lettuce sprouts are cute
I’ll be checking out the bird feeders from recyclables.
May 3rd, 2011 on 11:13 pm
Your salad is sprouting fast! Good luck with seeing the full fruits of your efforts… eh… play.
May 3rd, 2011 on 11:15 pm
I wish ours were sprouting as nicely as yours!
May 4th, 2011 on 7:09 am
Dirt between your fingers is such a simply wonderful joy!
May 4th, 2011 on 8:35 am
What a wonderfully big space you have for gardening! I love how quickly lettuce sprouts and is ready to eat — it makes it easy for impatient gardeners (big or small!) who don’t like to wait for the harvest!
May 4th, 2011 on 8:55 am
I have all sorts of plants coming up in my garden. The only problem is I don’t know which ones the kids planted and which ones are weeds……..
May 4th, 2011 on 6:56 pm
Ahh, garden photos like this make me smile too. How I wish I could gave a garden just like that. So fun and ENJOY