Playing in the dirt

I've got that Pike Nurseries commercial about playing in the dirt again stuck in my head after the fun day we had with Josh and Paige Williams (a couple from our small group). They have a big vegetable garden in their backyard and invited us to bring the kids over to help them plant some more seeds today. Needless to say, our kids were more than happy to take them up on the offer!!

Receiving instructions and learning about the different seeds from Josh.

Getting started

Once they finished with the vegetables, Kate moved to the front yard with Paige to help weed around the tulips.

Look closely and in Kate's left hand you can see the little worm she found in the dirt (it's close to her wrist). Can I just say, I love that earlier this afternoon she had me painting her fingernails, and then mere hours later had the dirtiest hands from digging in the dirt and it didn't even phase her.

No puddle is too small for Hudson...he was having the best time stomping with his frog boots!

Planting some wildflower seeds

And then the boys discovered the water. Josh collects rainwater to use to water the garden. We had several inches of rain last night so it was nice and full, and the boys thoroughly enjoyed splashing in the bucket of water!

Such a fun way to spend an afternoon :)