Yesterday we took advantage of the beautiful weather to do a little outdoor maintenance. James was in a sleepy mood which allowed us to dive into our flower beds and make things pretty again for the new season.
First stop was Home Depot to pick up some essentials: mulch, annuals, and herbs. I think all of Northern Virginia had the same plan because the place was a mob scene. We managed to get all that we needed (in 2 carts of course) and made our way to the check out line where we met a future Mom (due on April 16th) and a new Mom. We all bonded over late night feedings, car seats and Kate Spade diaper bags while we waited to buy our plants. James even enjoyed himself on his first of many Home Depot visits.
When we got home, we did tag team gardening. Ed started out cleaning up the front of the house flower bed while I fed James and put him down for a nap. When it was time to plant the flowers, I took over and Ed was on James duty. It took a little more maneuvering, but we made it work.
Here's a look at what things were like before our spring cleaning - note that there was some sort of animal den in one of our lilyrope plants. Ick!
It really wasn't too bad. We were so happy that the azaleas we planted last year had made it and were blooming. Same goes for our gorgeous dogwood tree that is still on the mend from it's 2011 snow accident.
You gotta love a job well done. In addition to the front, we also cleaned up the back yard and set up the deck so that we can start having dinner outside. I also got my herb garden going again. James even contributed by snoozing during most of the clean up. All in all, it was a very productive day that led to a very sleepy night. :)
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