Pearl gets funnier everyday! I just love this little girl and am constantly amazed at her new tricks and how much she makes me laugh. Here's the full story... I decided this is the year that I WILL get flowers to grow in some pots on the porch. We try desperately every year but alas, they always die. I just don't get it - we buy the right soil, the right flowers, water them diligently, and yet they still die. Everyone else has huge pots of beautiful flowers spilling over their stairs and they don't even pay attention to them. Jeff can grow anything in the ground but pots, well that's another story. So I figured I couldn't kill petunias, right? I mean, petunias grow no matter what, that is if you can get them planted. Pearl decided to help me plant the flowers and after chasing her all over the yard (and into the road, up the front stairs, on the porch, into the garage, and at the neighbors), she finally got the idea to stay put and help. Little did I know what helping would mean for a nearly 1 year old. Planting flowers for Pearl means throwing the dirt all over the place. She was grabbing handfuls of it, throwing it as high as she could, and then laughing out loud at herself.
Pearl was a mess and had dirt in every crack and crevice you could imagine. I try really hard to just let her get dirty and not be one of those moms who yells at their kids when they get a speck of dirt on their clothes. I just hope I always stop to think about what fun she must be having, even if I can't get the stains out every time.
We finally did get all the flowers planted. Okay, so Jeff planted them after I took Pearl in for her bath and bed. Don't they look great? At least they aren't dead yet!
Oh and I thought I ought to post a picture of Jeff's latest yard project. He moved our bench from the front porch to our backyard and made this beautiful little sitting area. He truly has the green thumb in our family! Our yard looks just awesome thanks to all of his hard work.
Am I cute or what?
