Amelia's Sunshine

I'm not much of a gardener.  The year we were getting married, I hustled in my yard, getting flowers "just so" and driving my soon-to-be husband crazy with the watering and weeding that need to be kept up with so that the yard looked glorious for our wedding.  Then 3 months later... surprise!  We're expecting our Punk.  Needless to say, no weeding or planting happened that spring and summer.  I was overly pregnant and very swollen with excess fluid and the heat.   Gross.  I never went back to the yard because I was just busy with a baby and working and didn't have the time.

Let's fast forward to this year, shall we?  Earlier in the spring, Amelia got it in her head that she need her "own" garden.  Daddy and Amelia went to get more chicks and she talked him into getting her some flower seeds: marigolds, wildflowers, sunflowers and something else.  I dreaded the idea but Daddy busted out the big equipment and dug out an area for his little girl and the planting began.

She was very good about making sure the seeds got watered and she weeded at first and then the idea got boring.  The flowers were left to fend for themselves.  The weeds took over and the other flowers got choked but the sunflowers grew and grew.  Deer are known to love the plant so I wasn't sure what was going to happen.  Thankfully, all of Chris' machinery is in this general area so I think it keeps the deer away.

I didn't think they would ever flower.  Then this morning, I looked out our bathroom window and guess what I saw?!

A SUNFLOWER!!

There are about 11 more that will hopefully bloom.  I am so happy for her.  She is really excited.  I have decided that next year in this spot, it will be our sunflower patch and we'll plant double or even triple what she planted this year.  I will make sure that we keep up with the weeding.  ;)

Enjoy some sunshine today!
Jen  :)