the garden {work. work. work.}

Ten days ago, the vision looked like this.  

I dreamed of a raised bed garden with a cute little fence, but I honestly wasn't sure if I could get it done this year.  I hate to admit it, but sometimes I bite off more than I can chew and projects go....well... unfinished.  

But for some strange and unknown reason, my cute little hubby jumped on board with this project.

Everyone knows he's not a big veggie fan.  But there he was....helping me all along the way.

We measured.  We dug ditches.  We set posts.  We put up a fence.

I wanted my raised beds to be just like the P-Dub's.  She's got a really good tutorial HERE.  

This is the look on Britton's face as I was telling him how to build the boxes.  

He said the P-Dub's tutorial isn't for husbands who own power tools.

So I made him get outta the way.    

But then he jumped right back in.  He's so helpful like that.  

He has to be....One of us has to corral the little munchkins.  

Aren't the beds pretty?   

Britton thinks our neighbor's tractor is pretty.  {pretty cool.}

And now we know his real motivation for working so hard on this project.  It wasn't for the luscious tomatoes or the fresh cucumbers.  I 'm convinced that he helped so much because he knew he'd get to drive the tractor in the end.  If this was a reality TV show, that would be called his end game.  He made a alliance with me to get to the tractor.  {I need to stop watching so much Biggest Loser.}

He even took this shot from the tractor.  He told me he wants it titled....

"The View From the Tractor"

So, 10 days ago we had nothing.  And now we have this.....

Some onion starts have already found their home in the garden.  

I can't wait for them to find a home in my belly.

And the lettuce seeds we put out Saturday....



....in the words of Miles...."yook yook yook!"

Do you have any gardening tips?  Like "plant ____ next to ____ to keep the bugs away" or "i had really good luck with ____ last year".   Rookie gardner here.  Comments welcome!