How does your garden grow?

BUSY.....BUSY......BUSY!

We have been doing all sorts of things that seem to keep us really busy these days. The sun has finally decided to make an appearance so we have been outside a lot.

A few weeks ago my dad helped me build some planter boxes so that I could have a small garden. For years we have had a good sized garden out at my aunt and uncle's house in Deming, but it just got to be too far to drive to try and keep up with a garden. So with a little encouragement from my sister-in-law (she has a beautiful garden also) this is what we have:

First we had to burn all the sticks and branches that were in the space where we wanted to put the garden

Then we took a trip to Home Depot to pick out the wood

Next we built the boxes (mostly my dad, I was trying to watch two kids, thanks dad!) Didn't get a picture of the finished boxes before I started on the dirt, woops!

Then came time to shovel load after load of dirt. This was the hardest part of the whole project.

Boxes pretty much filled. We had to put the ends on and do a little more dirt.

All finished and planted. We planted onion, carrots, radishes, garlic, red potato, tomato, green peppers, red peppers, beans, peas and corn.

And this is what it looks like today. Everything has popped up except the red potatoes.

Look closely and you can see little sprouts

Pea sprouts

I can't wait till we can walk out and pick fresh vegetables anytime we want to. Pray for sun!

More Easter...

Here are a few pictures in our Easter outfits that we took after church on Sunday (well, Jackson and Brooklin had new outfits!) And a few from our Egg Hunt (they are only a few days late....I finally got them off Jonathan's camera!)
HAPPY LATE EASTER FROM THE YORKS!!!

Quack....Quack

This school quarter is proving to be a very busy one for Jonathan. He is taking 16 credits, as well as working 40+ hours a week at work. The few hours he does have at home are either spent sleeping or studying. So yesterday while Jonathan was trying to get a little studying done before he had to go to work, Jackson and I decided to go pay a visit to the ducks! We went on Saturday with Brooklin to feed the ducks, but decided to go by ourselves this time. It was fun to watch Jackson watch the ducks. The ducks were pretty feisty. I don't know if they were hungry or just because it is that time of season!!! Either way we enjoyed our time. Too bad Dad couldn't have joined us, maybe next time.

COMMITMENT & EASTER

I have heard through the grapevine that there are people out there who check blogs daily only to be disappointed that nothing has changed. I'm here to make a new commitment.....I'm going to try and blog more than once a month. Not to put the blame on anyone, but most of our pictures are taken with Jonathan's camera and therefore have to be downloaded onto the computer, then converted to Jpeg before they can be blogged. Too many steps for me! But I have come to the conclusion that if "someone"who has an 18 month old and a two week old can find the time to blog then I have no excuse!!

We have been busy lately enjoying the great outdoors. Jackson is his happiest when he can be outside wondering and discovering. His favorite is jumping in the puddles just after it has rained. Pics to come later. We enjoyed a fun Easter weekend with almost all of my family. We had a big lunch followed by an egg hunt Saturday, then a big family dinner on Sunday after church. It was fun to spend time with family from out of town, as well as family in town.

Jackson really enjoyed this Easter. He loved gathering eggs in his basket on Sat. Sunday when he got up and saw his Easter basket from the easter bunny, all he wanted was the soccer ball. He didn't care about the candy, book or finding more eggs. All he wanted to do was throw and kick his ball around.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY....

TO THE ONE I LOVE!

28 YEARS AGO THIS MAN CAME INTO THIS WORLD FIGHTING. LOOK AT HIM NOW! WE CELEBRATED JONATHAN'S BIRTHDAY LAST NIGHT WITH HIS FAMILY AT EL GITANO, SO OF COURSE HE HAD TO HAVE HIS PICTURE TAKEN WITH THE FAMOUS SOMBRERO! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JONATHAN....WE LOVE YOU!

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa York

Jackson loves this alphabet train that he got for christmas. He will push it around and around for the longest time. He hasn't figured out how to sit on the trailer part and push with his feet, so he just pushes the main part. Every once in a while he will stop and dance to the music that it is playing.

First Haircut

Lately people have been referring to Jackson's hair as Joe Dirt hair. I thought his hair was cute, but others thought he was growing quite the mullet in the back. So we sent him to the barber (my mom). He did pretty good sitting still for my mom. Only a few times he fussed when we had to hold his head to get the back and around his ears. It turned out pretty good. Unfortunately we didn't take any pics of him sitting in the chair with the cape on. We had the video camera rolling the whole time, but forgot about the regular camera. So "before" and "after" pics will have to do.

BEFORE (look closely at how long it is over his ears and in the back)


AFTER (you can see his ears!)


and he has a neck!




He is my little missionary man!