Quite Contrary

We put our garden in tonight. It was terribly exciting. Courtney and the kids came over to help. They, the kids especially, are going to help us with the garden this summer.
Elliott was the designated digger for the carrots. Until she got tired of that and then she went to help Lucy and Janna systematically empty the sand and watering (Emily's phrase) table of its gravel.
This is such a flattering shot of me, Courtney. Thanks! :) I'll set it as my desktop to remind me why I am walking my buns off to Leslie Sansone every day.

Anyways, these are the carrots, going in. They are a mat with seeds imbedded. Gabe got them in his Easter basket and is very excited about seeing them grow.

Emily and Gabe were less interested in digging in the garden and more interested in wrestling. Elliott really wanted to help, but was very unsure about the digging in the dirt and getting messy part. And even more so when it came time to break out the fertilizer.
Emily is digging a trench for the green beans.

So is Gabe. His line is a little, well, crooked and shallow. They both lost interest when we corrected them. Oh well. Hopefully they will be more interested when the seeds start growing.
Elliott is supervising the reconstruction of the bean trenches.

We also planted tomatoes, watermelon, pumpkins and zucchini. And now that the garden is in, I can't wait to start harvesting!