Today was a pretty good day. In addition to doing some Earth Day activities with Ava, I scratched another thing off my "to shoot" list. Big thanks to Sheri for reminding me. I have wanted to capture Ava's weight and height for a while but kept forgetting to do it.
Her weight (somewhere between 33-35 lbs as the scale gave us a few different readings):
(Thanks Shannon for suggesting I take a picture of Ava on the scale.)
Her height (39 inches):
You'd think this would be a simple enough shot to get. Not with two babies helping it isn't. The boys kept pulling the measuring tape and bugging Ava. So to get this shot:
Ava and Jason had to go to the front door, get the boys to follow them and then run as fast as they could back to the kitchen so I could take a picture before the boys got there.
Anyway, after that Ava and I went to the library to look for picture books on gardening. We probably would have walked since it's Earth Day and all but it was cold and it was SNOWING (this is not rain):
Number of screaming children carried from the library this time? Zero. Outstanding.
In the afternoon we sat down and started Ava's garden. Gardening is another thing I know very little about so it was like the blind leading the blind.
Ava's "tada". Our completed pea pods. We planted carrots, lettuce, peas, cherry tomatoes and beans. We also put a bean in a baby jar with some wet towels so she can see how the shoots are going to grow in the soil. Or should I say IF they grow? IF they grow, these will be later transplanted into a little garden for Ava outside.
We also planted some flowers. These are nusturtium (tom thumb). They are supposed to grow really fast.
Ava's flower pot and her greenhouse are now in her bedroom. Why do I get a feeling that pictures in the coming days could include pictures of me cleaning the carpets?
Here is my favourite picture of the day. You wouldn't know that she drove me crazy all day, would you? So far three is a lot more challenging than two ever was.
And that was it. Thanks for looking!
Her weight (somewhere between 33-35 lbs as the scale gave us a few different readings):
(Thanks Shannon for suggesting I take a picture of Ava on the scale.)
Her height (39 inches):
You'd think this would be a simple enough shot to get. Not with two babies helping it isn't. The boys kept pulling the measuring tape and bugging Ava. So to get this shot:
Ava and Jason had to go to the front door, get the boys to follow them and then run as fast as they could back to the kitchen so I could take a picture before the boys got there.
Anyway, after that Ava and I went to the library to look for picture books on gardening. We probably would have walked since it's Earth Day and all but it was cold and it was SNOWING (this is not rain):
Number of screaming children carried from the library this time? Zero. Outstanding.
In the afternoon we sat down and started Ava's garden. Gardening is another thing I know very little about so it was like the blind leading the blind.
Ava's "tada". Our completed pea pods. We planted carrots, lettuce, peas, cherry tomatoes and beans. We also put a bean in a baby jar with some wet towels so she can see how the shoots are going to grow in the soil. Or should I say IF they grow? IF they grow, these will be later transplanted into a little garden for Ava outside.
We also planted some flowers. These are nusturtium (tom thumb). They are supposed to grow really fast.
Ava's flower pot and her greenhouse are now in her bedroom. Why do I get a feeling that pictures in the coming days could include pictures of me cleaning the carpets?
Here is my favourite picture of the day. You wouldn't know that she drove me crazy all day, would you? So far three is a lot more challenging than two ever was.
And that was it. Thanks for looking!
Comments
You continue to amaze me with all of the things you are able to squeeze into a day with 3 kids! You are super mom! What fantastic memories the kids will have!
Thanks for the offer Karen! We would love to see your garden. You have the good stuff like strawberries. We just have the boring vegetables. I wanted to do pumpkins but it sounds like that would not be a good idea and we'd have a million of them. :(
Cute gardening photos, hope Ava gets a lots of plants in her garden soon!