A few weeks ago, I had mentioned to Claire that I would like to have a flower pot (simple, but pretty) for the front step. We’d done some rearranging, and our front step is really large, perfect for something pretty.
She told Daddy, and this is what those two concocted for my Mother’s Day Surprise!
It’s massive! And beautiful! Talk about over-achieving for Mother’s Day.
Speaking of over-achievement…
Later that weekend, I mentioned to Daddy that I’d like him to help Claire plant some melon seeds we’d saved from a cantaloupe.
We have a dirt pile out back that she’s been “gardening,” and she’d be thrilled if weeds grew, let alone little purposeful plants.
I meant for the two of them to go poke holes in the ground, drop some seeds in, and water them.
This is what I saw when I went to check on them.
And, the next day, we transplanted some of our Grape Hyacinth (that had been randomly growing in Claire’s dirt pile “garden,” much to her ecstatic joy) as a barrier and planted our melon seeds. The other section of the garden box will be filled in with dirt from our other landscaping projects over the summer, and Claire will continue to “garden” it as well.
Even the weather decided to be an over-achiever, with clear skies, a soft breeze, and temps in the lower 80s!
I couldn’t have planned it any better myself…and the BEST part was that I didn’t.
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