A Beautiful Evening to Garden

Yesterday Grandma and Grandpa visited and tilled a garden for Abby. Grandma helped us plant a mini rose bush, basil, and wild flowers.

Tonight, Abby and I planted pepper plants, asparagus, and acorn squash.

Abby's an excellent gardener! She's specializes in digging holes...

... and tossing dirt where her mother does not want it!

I showed Abby how to plant a pepper plant. We planted eleven plants and had only one casualty!

Abby quickly learned the importance of packing down the dirt.

Maybe Someday I'll be a Gardener, Mommy!

After planting several pepper plants, Abby looked at me and said, "Maybe someday I'll be a gardener, Mommy!" She later said, "When you get older Mommy, maybe you'll be a gardener!"

Abby Waters her Garden

Abby uses her very own watering can to water the newly planted pepper plants, but later decides that Mommy's watering can is more fun!

Abby Fills Her Water Can

Abby refills her watering can because the plants were "really thirsty!"

Abby in Her Freshly Planted Garden

Abby in her freshly planted garden! She was covered in dirt and happy!!!

Abby Works to Protect Endangered Animals

Somehow Abby has become a champion for endangered animals. She's been asking how we can protect the animals and today we took a step in that direction. Today Abby raided one of her four piggy banks (actually one piggy, one quarter horse, one bassett hound, and one truck) and came up with $25!! She asked if we should send it to God to protect the animals, but I told her God doesn't need money. We instead decided to send it to the World Wildlife Fund. Abby adopted an elephant through the World Wildlife Fund (http://www.worldwildlife.org) and you can too if you feel inspired by Abby!

Tobacco Marketing to Children?

As we were coming home today, Abby said, "That looks like an Arabian camel, not a bactrian camel!" I looked around, and finally saw the cigarette add (at a gas station) that Abby was referring to.

The tobacco companies may be sinking millions of dollars into marketing to children, but our brilliant child only sees one hump vs. two humps!