Garden Party

This year, we are determined to have a garden.  When we lived in our old house we had raised garden beds filled with vegetables.  The peppers were HUGE and the tomatoes were fantastic. There is nothing like the feeling of making a tomato sandwich with a freshly picked tomato.

So, after being in this home three years, Michael decided to move forward and build a raised bed and start planting.  Michael along with his trusty helpers, Michael and Maddie, picked out a huge variety of vegetables. Some that I did not even know existed!

As you can see he positioned the garden in the back of the house in front the back wall that is not finished. Great sunny spot - and close enough to the house that we will not have deer munching on our salad!

I know it is just a garden, but in many ways it is another example of our family getting back to the basics.  We needed to get back to the basics. This year, we have been tested at times. Boy, have we been tested.  But the simple act of being together and watching Michael and the kids plant and care for the garden is rooting our family deeper than any tomato plant.