Outdoor Girl

As I had hoped, Miss M loves to be outside! She sat on a blanket and played while my mom and I got some much-needed weeding done in the veggie beds. I'm sure she'll be helping me with the garden soon enough. I wonder what she'll think of the pumpkins and squashes when they are ready for harvest?

Everything is growing!

I'm still here, folks. Sorry for the (lengthy) gaps in blog entries. I had such high hopes when I started this blog, and then life just sort of happened!
All sorts of things going on around here. Miss Mariella is now 6 and 1/2 months old and there is just no stopping her! She's rolling everywhere and working on getting up on her hands and knees to crawl. Boy, will I be in trouble. The house is far from child-proofed! Hard to find the time while working full time and taking care of her. She is such a joyful, easy going baby. Every day I am amazed by how much she is learning and how fast she is growing.

I was able to find the time to get a small veggie garden planted. Peas, zucchini, Butternut and Hubbard squash, and pumpkins. Hopefully I'll be able to harvest some veggies and make some of Miss M's food. I got a late start this year...we had such a late frost last year that I wanted to make sure I didn't lose any little seedlings to cold weather this year. I shouldn't have worried...it hit 90 degrees last week. I think it will be a long, hot summer.

Hopefully I'll be able to get some pictures of my garden up within the next week or so. If anyone is still out there and following...thanks for being so patient! :)

Wow, time flies! She's seven weeks old already. I promise to update this blog more, now that I'm getting *some* sleep!

Big news!

Mariella Katherine Little Evans was born 11/19/10 at 11:37 p.m. I was induced at 36 1/2 weeks for preeclampsia. That's a story for another day! She weighed 4lbs, 15 oz and is as healthy as can be. Welcome, little one.

The month of October...

I'll be 34 weeks pregnant on Monday. My brain has been going in a thousand different directions for the last month and I've totally neglected this blog. I'm sure that won't get any better anytime soon, but I'll try :)

Busy, busy, busy!

It seems I've been really sparse on the blog postings lately. I never was a prolific writer by any means, but two weeks is just too long between posts! My apologies- baby seems to be in all of my thoughts and I find it hard to concentrate on anything else.

My parents came down from New Hampshire this past weekend to help me paint the nursery. While here, I asked them to help crack open the 7 pound Hubbard squash. I didn't think I had a knife big enough. I'm glad I asked for the help- it took the two of them, a large knife, and a hammer to get into the thing! It is absolutely beautiful inside- perfect! I'll save the seeds and then make a squash puree for a pie.

As unsuccessful as my garden was this year (Final tally: two Hubbards, two zucchini, three cherry tomatoes, two turnips, and four small pumpkins), I feel extraordinarily blessed with everything that I have and everything I accomplished.

I can't wait to teach my little one all about gardening.

The last veggie

This is the very last hold out in the garden. All of the other veggies have been picked, the vines have started to wither and fall is coming quickly. I hope this Hubbard has time to ripen! It's not nearly as big as the other one (7 pounds at harvest) but will make a nice baked stuffed squash. The big one is destined to be a pie, I think, if I can find a knife big enough to cut it open!