In case you were wondering....

I think it's pretty clear which boy looks like which parent....

My gardens

I am learning as I go, but so far things are going well.  The weather was a bit strange (really hot in April, then cold, then back to hot) so some things bolted early and others are just plain confused.  I planted another wave of those plants (radish, lettuce) so we might still get a proper harvest.

My greens are doing so well.  I've harvested quite a bit of mustard and kale and lettuce.  We've had a few strawberries, a blueberry (yes, one so far), and herbs.

PROGRESS PHOTOS

BED 1 built and filled with a compost mix

Farmers

radish sprouts!

flowers (from top to bottom- gerbera daisy, calendula, hellebore) and herb pot

raspberry canes, gifted by a neighbor!

front flowerbeds- lots of weeds with a lavender plant on the right

radish and pea sprouts in BED 1

peas!

BED1 and BED2, which are in Donna and Gordon's backyard.  BED2 has a sage bush, but will also have some early crops (radish, lettuce) as well as garlic and squash.

baby strawberries in my pallet

Beet sprouts- these got confused and I ended up tearing them out and replanting.

First mesclun harvest!  Yum!

everything's coming up in BED1!

it finally got warm again and the strawberries started to turn.

Now that we are homeowners, I plotted two beds in my very own front yard

building BED 3

seeds sprouting in BED 3 (sunflowers, lettuce, radish, cucumbers)

Tomato starts in BED 4 (as well as a few helpers- nasturtium, marigold, basil)

My beautiful strawberry pallet

Oh yes

This is after tearing out and replanting a few things, and harvesting many bunches of leafy greens.  You can't see my peas back there but they are as tall as me up the trellis.

I will post more recent photos soon!

Apologies.

Tonight Owen came into the living room where Kraig was sitting and sat down in his little wooden chair. With a deep sigh and nervous leg shake, he told Kraig that he was sorry for waking up at 5am. 

Kraig told him he didn't need to apologize. Owen replied that he knows he shouldn't wake up that early. 

Kraig explained that perhaps Owen's body just needs a sip of water or to go potty, and that then he could go back to sleep for a bit. Owen looked down at the ground and nodded knowingly. He sighed. 

We talked about how the sun is up earlier and stays out later, but that our bodies still need sleep during those times. 

That self-aware apology touched me so. It almost makes up for all the times he's woken up way too early. Almost. 

It most certainly makes me feel like maybe we're not all that terrible at this parenting gig. I mean, he's learning to communicate his emotions, he's reflecting on his actions, he is expressing his feelings clearly, and he is doing repair work (apologizing). I don't mean to brag, and perhaps none of this has anything to do with our parenting, but I think he is a pretty fantastic kid.