Its that time of year again....
Spring time brings the annual shave! :) Lexis loves it!!!! However, this day, temperatures dropped to the 30's...she got a little cold and decided to snuggle up on the couch (she's NEVER gotten on our couch) with Ruger's fleece blanket! haha! And, he was willing to share. Ruger was at the other end snuggled up in another blanket too. :) Its so nice to look out the door and see GREEN! Sadly, when you walk across the grass, all you can hear is "crunch". We need rain so very badly! I love seeing the change in seasons. This Spring has brought beautiful days and cool nights...but also 30 degree weather one day and 90 degree weather two days later. I appreciate that we are still having some beautiful 70 degree days with cool nights. I will keep Spring as long as God allows it.
A new thing I have added to my "favorites" list since I've been married is gardening!!! Our neighbor has a FABULOUS garden!!! He has 20 acres that he gardens at his home...he also has 2 green houses and a bee-hive for honey. Its incredible! He's a retired PhD professor and still has interns help with the gardening. Its very impressive! Anyway...when I see him out on the 10 acres that backs up to our house getting things ready, I know its that time of year again!!!! We buy plants from him and plant them. Last year was our first little garden....this year, its gonna grow!!! I'm super excited to start planting!!! We are going to do some now, again in June and again in the fall.
If you know me at all, you know that I am NOT a gardening girl! This is the first time I've ever been excited about it. Last year, Ken did all the work to get the garden together, but I fell in love with it as I watched the harvest. It was such a joy to go to the garden everyday and gather the cucumbers, zucchini, peppers, and basil. This year, not only did I get excited about the garden, I was finally ready to try my hand at flowers!!!! My mom about fell over! haha! Its just never been an interest to me....but I really wanted something pretty on my porches and the flower bed right outside our front door. I set out to find something pretty. I learned from my mom and a high school friend (that now lives across the street from my best friend) that each plant has little "tags" that show what kind of sunlight they need and any other info you need to know. I looked for plants that would do well on our east facing porch...and one for the west facing porch. I still have no idea what one of the plants is called. My mom has told me numerous times, but still can't remember. I have lilies on the west side. I only bought one plant, but I'm going to get another one so that it will be symetrical.
Here is my other plant. I think they look like mini-hydrangeas, but that is not what they are. I love this plant and bought it at our local farmers market. I would LOVE to get another one of these too. I bought a new pot and re-potted it so it had room to grow. Thankfully, my neighbor came over b/c I would have potted it incorrectly. She even gave me a bag of miracle-grow. So far, I haven't killed either one.
Love seeing all the new growth and color!!! What does Spring look like at your house???
And, once that one is finished, take on the winter bucket list! 
If you need some ideas for next summer, here's a good start. 
However, if you're looking for Spring, no such luck. No springs "bucket list" to be found. So, just try to stay dry and do a little spring cleaning instead. 
More garden growth...especially the corn! 
In these pictures , you can see a baby jalapeno, bell pepper, zucchini, and asparagus. :)
And, we celebrated a birthday!!!! Ruger turned 6!!! For his birthday, he opened cards from mommy and daddy and from The C Family - Devin, Michelle, Finley, Jude...and from their furry-children, Jenny and Pete! 
Got a new toy
He and Lex had a big spoonful of peanut butter for their "cake" 
And....HE'S OFF!!!!! Ruger is usually the first one down the dirt-path, but for some reason he stayed with me while I played in the garden.
Flip usually starts out walking with us (if he's around), but ends up doing his own thing.
Blackberry bushes:
Our neighbor's corn field: 
The beautiful field behind our property:
Our Family:
After the dogs wander around for awhile, we start heading back home.
View of our backyard as we come back toward the house. I can't wait to get a good bonfire going...I guess summer really isn't bonfire-season. :(
And, lastly, I make my way to the porches to water my new plants: hybiscus tree and the purple are called "Persian Shield".
What do you and your family do to enjoy the Spring time?
Its fun to go out there every day and water each plant in hopes of a full harvest over the summer. :) In June, we'll be planting pumpkins!!! And, in the fall, we'll plant lettuce, spinach, onions, garlic, and potatoes. I'm thankful to have the land to be able to plant our own garden...full of the things we eat the most! Here is what we have planted so far:
"Bob's" Peppers (One of our neighbors visits his family in Texas quite often. One year, he brought back this really hot pepper. He gave it to our neighbor that gardens to see if he could grow some here. The Oklahoma weather is great for it and we were given one to grow this year):
Bell Peppers: 
Squash/Zucchini (We had one of each, but lost one with some of the strong winds we've had. We didn't label either one, so we don't know which plant we lost. I'm hoping we lost the squash b/c I LOVE zucchini!!!): 
Tomatoes: 
Cucumbers: 
Basil:
Rosemary: 
Sweet Corn:
Asparagus: 
And...we're waiting to get our Blackberry plants. I think we'll have them in a few weeks! :)
A new thing I have added to my "favorites" list since I've been married is gardening!!! Our neighbor has a FABULOUS garden!!! He has 20 acres that he gardens at his home...he also has 2 green houses and a bee-hive for honey. Its incredible! He's a retired PhD professor and still has interns help with the gardening. Its very impressive! Anyway...when I see him out on the 10 acres that backs up to our house getting things ready, I know its that time of year again!!!! We buy plants from him and plant them. Last year was our first little garden....this year, its gonna grow!!! I'm super excited to start planting!!! We are going to do some now, again in June and again in the fall.
If you know me at all, you know that I am NOT a gardening girl! This is the first time I've ever been excited about it. Last year, Ken did all the work to get the garden together, but I fell in love with it as I watched the harvest. It was such a joy to go to the garden everyday and gather the cucumbers, zucchini, peppers, and basil. This year, not only did I get excited about the garden, I was finally ready to try my hand at flowers!!!! My mom about fell over! haha! Its just never been an interest to me....but I really wanted something pretty on my porches and the flower bed right outside our front door. I set out to find something pretty. I learned from my mom and a high school friend (that now lives across the street from my best friend) that each plant has little "tags" that show what kind of sunlight they need and any other info you need to know. I looked for plants that would do well on our east facing porch...and one for the west facing porch. I still have no idea what one of the plants is called. My mom has told me numerous times, but still can't remember. I have lilies on the west side. I only bought one plant, but I'm going to get another one so that it will be symetrical.
Here is my other plant. I think they look like mini-hydrangeas, but that is not what they are. I love this plant and bought it at our local farmers market. I would LOVE to get another one of these too. I bought a new pot and re-potted it so it had room to grow. Thankfully, my neighbor came over b/c I would have potted it incorrectly. She even gave me a bag of miracle-grow. So far, I haven't killed either one. 
Love seeing all the new growth and color!!! What does Spring look like at your house???
J. Crew:
And, Ann Taylor: 
When I'm shopping close to home...I'll be heading to Tulsa's Shoe Gypsy for this fabulousness!
I'm not sure these can "pass" as Spring shoes, BUT I still LOVE them!!!! Can't the red ones be classified as "peep-toe"? And, the gray ones aren't velvet, so they should work, right? I just love them! :) 
