Putting in the Garden, and "Remorial" Day

I can't believe its June already, and only 100 days 'til Beans is due! He is a wiggly little guy, and I occasionally wonder if I'm having an octopus.... no name yet either.

I got the garden in Friday, so that's good. I start fretting when it seems late.

B. tilled it in April with the new tiller. We moved it back from where it had been, as we are hoping to get a swing-set for the children soon, and will put it where the old garden was.
That tiller cut through the sod like buttah.

Here are 2 of his adoring fans, watching and hoping Mama will forget about bedtime.

He re-tilled last Thursday, and I am so pleased with how smoothly it makes the bed, instead of me getting in there with a rake after a walk behind rototiller, and trying to level it off. Ugh, I hate that part.

The adoring fans got to have Popsicles and stay up late this time. (notice Biscuits flip-flops are on the wrong feet)

Muffin, because I like to look at her.

I was hoping the older two would get to help more, but an unexpected change in plans meant I put 99% of the garden in while they were napping.
They did help with the cucumbers and watermelon though. Please ignore my foot.

A hard rain yesterday didn't do the damage I feared it might, though I need to fix some of the beans. Its much to wet to even try that right now.
Seeing as I'm due during canning season, I went easy on myself this year (ahem, cough cough)

The rundown: Amish paste tomatoes

Hungarian hot peppers

Sweet red peppers

Green peppers

Green beans (blue lake pole)

Yellow Squash

Green Zucchini

Carrots (kaleidoscope mix)

Lettuce (butter crunch)

Peas (sugar snap)

Cucumbers (pickling type)

Watermelon (sugar baby?)

Pumpkins (Cinderella)

Radishes (french)

And to look at, marigolds, zinnias, cosmos, and nasturtiums.

Yep, real easy on myself.
And, I already have zinnias, lettuce, radishes and cosmos sprouting!

Honey has been asking, nearly everyday since that last one, if its time for the parade yet.

These last few days, the both have asked about every 15 minutes.

All day Sunday, Honey kept telling us she couldn't wait for "Remorial" Day.

Biscuit couldn't wait for the party and chips.
Except to collect candy, I don't think Biscuit stopped waving, a shy little hip-high wave, but constant.
That bucket was filled to overflowing in no time.

And they did a lot of this.

It even had the right horn. (I'm not a Dukes fan, but still, I had to take a picture)

We had B.'s parents, and his sister, her husband and their 2 girls over for a cook-out. About 10 minutes before they got here, the sky turned black, and the wind and rain kicked up.

I didn't get any pictures, but it was a lot of fun, and we ate till we were stuffed.

Afterward, B. and his dad went shooting, and the monkeys and I went to my parents for another cookout, where Muffin got her first taste of watermelon.
We had to pry the rind out of her hands.

Another busy week this week, getting ready for the shower that didn't happen a few weeks ago.

(Its the 12th, same time and place, I'll be e-mailing tomorrow.)

And hopefully some sewing, since bed and naps back to normal.