Winter Garden

Last weekend we planted our winter garden and picked our homegrown pumpkin. Ava and I went to the nursery during the week and bought broccoli, romanesco, lettuce, peas and strawberries. On Saturday morning Ava was excited to get outside and plant her garden. She has been fascinated with things growing and getting bigger. She talks about how the rain and water will help her garden grow.

First Ava helped daddy turn the soil.
Then Ava helped mommy get the compost to mix into the soil.

This is the first time Ava used her wheelbarrow for working in the garden. She handled it pretty well.

Rich and Ava planting broccoli.Ava planting some lettuce seeds.

Ava was excited to finally pick her pumpkin.
It was the only pumpkin we managed to grow. It seems like every year we get one pumpkin.

I know the lighting is terrible, but I love this picture. If you look closely you can see Ava is trying so hard to pick her pumpkin. I also love that her tongue is sticky out.

Ava with her pumpkin and veggies before we planted them. I know I'm her mom, but Ava is just so darn cute!!