Start of the Garden

Last week I decided to start some seeds in the house so they would be ready to go when the garden is. I'm never able to get the seeds in early enough that the melons are ready before Sept. or Oct. when it's already kind of past their season. So...this year I'm really trying to do it right and get off to a good start.

I was REALLY excited to see that the seeds have sprouted into seedlings:


The bottom left is squash and zucchini with watermelons in the top four spots. The center two rows are all cantaloupes and the far right has some more watermelons and okra.

The summer squash and zucchini have really taken off:

I have a new garden spot picked out for this year and now I'm waiting for the grass to die so I can till it up and start fresh!

10 Months!

Molly has turned 10 months old! It has gone by so fast! She is now just under 20 lbs and is 27 inches tall. This is now how I find her after she has woken up from a nap:

Her hair is really crazy and I think we're going to have to get it trimmed up before long. She had been really good about leaving clips in it, but now if she knows they're in there she pulls them right out. As you can see Banny the Bear still shares the crib with her and keeps her company (as Luke says) or attacks her (as I say). Luke tried to trick me on April Fool's Day and told me Molly had fallen out of the crib onto the floor...but she hasn't gotten to that point yet--thank goodness--she's crazy enough for me already, I don't know what I will do when she gets to that point!!

We Miss You Grandma Leila!

Newsflash--Molly loves attention and she's wearing Luke & I out now that Grandma is gone! She doesn't sit still for even a moment!! She is crawling like crazy and pulls up on everything--nothing is safe. We are so thankful that Grandma was able to come stay with us while we calved our heifers so that we were able to spend more time outside without worrying about Molly. Now that it has warmed up considerably, Molly is able to come outside with us more and it's not such a big deal. But...we were just thinking about Grandma today and missing her--and wishing she could feel the 79 degree weather we had today!!

Ready For Some Summer!

3 Grandmas!

I think Molly's face says it all "What?! Three of my Grandmas all in the same place on the same day--sweet!"

This is a rarity with 2 of Molly's Grandmas living in Missouri and 3 living in Montana. She loves them all!

And She's Off!

Molly started crawling about a week ago and gets better every day. I have a feeling things will never be the same around here!

9 Months

Molly is now 9 months old! She weighs 19.4 lbs. and is 27" long--which means she has grown 7 inches since she was born. She is really starting to do some cool new things. She is still working on the crawling (only going backwards) but may just skip it and go to walking. She LOVES walking around with someone holding her up by her hands. She is also waving hello or goodbye (thanks to Grandma) and does it every time someone walks in or out of a room. It has been so nice having Grandma here to help watch Molly while Luke & I have been busy with the calving--and Molly has really warmed up to her! I'm pretty sure they are best friends!