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Today we enjoyed the beautiful weather and went strawberry picking at a local farm , There were some sweet animals there including a cow that Lily fell in love with . The cow kept rubbing up against her and Lily fed her grass and called her " My sweet baby girl" When we were leaving Lily asked me if when we get a bigger house with more land if i promise we can get a cow as sweet as this one . I have to admit I do daydream about owning a small farm , living off of the land and enjoying the simple things . we'll see.....

Life has been very busy this week with work , playing with kids , visiting with family and gardening .  
     The gardens are really looking nice this year and even though they are very full I can't help bringing home new plants every week . I get butterflies in my stomach choosing which plants to bring home . This week it was Mona lisa lilies , lavender , mini roses , and foxglove .
     We have eaten fresh lettuce , green beans and cucumbers from the garden and we are anxiously awaiting the peppers, tomatoes, and cabbage that are growing so well . It feels so rewarding and exciting to be feeding the family healthy food we grew ourselves!

 Next projects are building a sandbox for the kids and a wattle fence for the gardens . I had never heard of wattle fencing but I often get inspired looking at photos on pinterest and that's where I discovered it .I can't wait , I love summer !!!

Having 4 kids can be really draining . especially when you've worked a long day and your trying to get dinner ready and they all want a piece of you . I try to remind myself that these crazy days wont last forever and I know that when they are over and they've moved out and gotten on with thier lives  my heart will be broken . Being a mom is what Ive waited forever for .

     Today I was lucky to have the day off from work , my husband was chaperoning a field trip for our daughter to a Zoo . My oldest son was at school all day and I was home with our two youngest ages 3 and 2 . This evening I threw myself down on the couch exhausted after my long day . My 3 year old curled up next to me and said " Thank you mommy , for playing outside with me today " Its the  Little things like that is what makes my entire day :)

We're lucky to live in such a beautiful state . The other day we went to one our favorite swimming places and had a BBQ with family and friends . My husband and I also got married there . http://www.vtstateparks.com/htm/killkare.htm

pallet gardens with cabbage and container gardens

I apologize for the fact that I have been away so long .Im back with some new ideas for the blog , i'd like to share my other passion which is plants and gardening . Recently my family started really getting into vegetable gardening . My daughter Lily loves helping and I thought it might be fun for her to do garden updates . so here is our first video update . Enjoy :)

http://youtu.be/414m-wGO2M0

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