One of the things I was most nervous about when leaving on our big trip to Texas in early June was… my garden. The garden that the girls and I had just spent hours working on. With my husband traveling to Bolivia at around the same time (and too busy to worry about my “little […]
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Adventures in Gardening – Week 1
As promised, this is my first update on my new vegetable garden! In case you missed last week’s post, we just installed the Backyard Botanical Oasis Garden, a self-contained raised bed garden that I’ve filled with almost 20 herbs and veggies! It’s awesome. Just 7 days after we first planted (and transplanted), beautiful things are […]
Our Backyard Botanical Oasis Garden
My relationship with Backyard Discovery is in it’s second year now. Time flies! I’m thrilled to tell you that they recently sent me their Backyard Botanical Oasis Garden… Up until a few days ago, I was clueless about gardening. Just plant some seeds, water them, and ta-dah! RIGHT? I had so much to learn. What […]
Photos from our Halloween festivities
Maya had no school yesterday or today due to teacher workdays… and I’m actually grateful! A 4-day weekend is just what we needed to recover from a fun Halloween and an emotional Dia de Todos los Santos (All Saints Day) yesterday. More on Todos Santos in another post. This one is all about Halloween! As […]
A haunted house in our own backyard
Maya’s almost at the end of her second month of Kindergarten. Going on eight tiring weeks of long, 7 hour days, but we’re finally getting into a routine! A couple of people have asked me if she even plays on the backyard playset anymore. The answer is simple… YES! It’s usually the first place she […]
Our backyard picnic party! Summer fun.
As the days grow shorter and it’s not quite as hot, the realization has set in that September will be here before we know it, and Miss Maya will be starting school. Hence, I find we’re spending more and more time outdoors, trying to soak up every last second of summer. A summer birthday means […]
