On April 24th, the boys and I set off on a mission. We needed to start some seeds for the garden. We usually buy a lot of our plants from an Amish greenhouse in Glasgow, but I love being able to show the boys the seeds, plant some with them, and watch the boys see them grow. They get so excited to see them sprouting and love watering them and talking to them. So on the agenda for today was squash, cucumber and some giant sunflowers.
Heath had used the last of our potting soil for starting his pepper seeds (that never came up), so the boys took the wheelbarrow down the hill towards the woodpile to get some dirt. It was a chilly morning, so we grabbed our jackets. What a big helper!
This one wanted his picture taken, too, and of course, I didn't object.
Look what we found on the way! Cash spotted it first and screamed in delight, but then was scared to death of it. It was seriously the biggest turtle I've ever seen (in the great out-of-doors). It was at least a foot long, and after a lot of FB friend-help, I think we all decided it was a painted turtle. He didn't go all the way inside his shell when he saw us coming, but he definitely didn't take any chances.
We gathered some dirt (yes, I did help).
Said bye to the turtle on the way back up the hill, and started in on our work.
After getting back to the top of the hill, I looked to see our friend making his way pretty quickly back towards the "big tree forest." (Can you spot him?)
The boys filled the seed starters with fresh soil and we took turns planting seeds. Later we watered them and set them in the sun.
It started to get warm, the boys shed their jackets and then got busy "working" with the rest of the soil.
Mission completed! (and with a bit of excitement, too!)
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