i never, ever, ever thought i would enjoy gardening as much as i have. and what’s most surprising is that i actually enjoyed the laborious parts of it-weeding, thinning, weeding, pruning, weeding, watering. there were many nights this summer that brian yelled from the house how about you come help me put the kids to bed. you can’t stay out here all night!  i certainly never thought i’d be lectured about spending too much time in my garden. ha! And the garden has been equally fun for the kids. they have a little area that is their spot to dig, make mud pies or veggie soup, and it’s really their favorite thing to do outside.

of course, the best part of all is the food. this year we had: lettuce (oh, so much lettuce) carrots, green beans, cucumber, peas, and 3 varieties of tomatoes. our tomatoes are currently going CRAZY so we’re eating lots of caprese and bruschetta. because heaven knows there is no better combination than tomato, mozzarella, and basil. right? right! actually the tomatoes are really delicious straight from the vine.

this year i learned a lot, so i’m already dreaming about next years garden…