Garden Planted yehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

WE planted the garden and it looks like we are going to have lots to share with everyone. So here is the lay out by the pole is the top and that entire half is Corn, we will be planting in 2 week apart. Next in the middle is 15 pumkin plants, 2 squash plants 4 watermelon, and 8 cantelopes. Lexi helped us with all of it, until she decided she was cold and then she went in for the night.

The moon that night was AWSOME and I am hoping that is a good sign that everything we planted will grow and produce lots of treats for us to eat. Pumkin time will be great..............I am hoping that all the grandkids can come and pick there own pumkins this year. I planted 5 different kind so that there will be lots to choose from , big to tiny.

My antique stove is so full this year it looks like it is busting at the seams.

This is my tipsy pots made from all the old buckets I found on the farm. I think the watering can came from Michelle.

Lexi decided to paint my leaf.......................


Lexi got a treat for helping us with the garden and for being good while we shopped for sprinklers. DQ butterscotch Dilly Bar.............................it was so funny we were going to DQ and she saw Burger King first and said "No , I don't want to go to Burger Queen Grandpa, I said Dairy Queen". John and I were laughing so hard and finaly she saw the DQ sign and felt embrassed.................I told her not to jump to conclusions to fast.............

This is the sky on Monday night while sitting at DQ...................it was stunning

This is when the sun kept moving in and out of the cloud.

This is a SWARM................This pole is on the corner of our road and when we saw it we could not believe our eyes. Even John has not seen a swarm that large. John put a box next to the poll and waited to see if they would go in. Later on that day the SWARM moved, we were in the back yard when we heard the sound...........you know the loud sound of bee's...........I was watching as they passed over our house and headed straight for the neighbor to our right. John followed the swarm to see where they would land and suddenly the bees split into 3 swarms..........! WOW that was incrediable to see. So that means that the 1st swarm had 3 queen or at least 2 and the bees themselves decided to split and make new homes. John went and got 3 boxs sat them down below each swarm and them began to brush them into the boxes. 2 of the swarms settled in and the 3rd swarm moved on down the road. We don't know were they went but I am sure they found a new home somewhere. The picture below was taken at 5:00 am before the sun came up.

MayDay Catch ups Mothers Day, Parades, etc....

Please view this blog from the bottom up. I have had a while to collect all these photos and just for times sake I would rather just go from the bottom first and then up to the top.
Enjoy all the photos.




Gabriel what a cutie pie.............................................................................................

I was trying to get pictures but some of the boys were just too fast for me or my camera. can you guess who this is?

Little Billy is so careful and curious.

Owen the pirate and hunter.............what a smile

Gabriel and mom just being froggy...................lol

Billy , wow what a wonderful man you have turned out to be.

My mothers day dinner with Billy, Bethany and the family. This is the only picture I got of Brayden and it's only the back of his head. Thanks guys we had a great time.

This the mothers day bouquet I got from the girls.

After all the races the girls are showing me the money they won.

Racing on the track.

Miss Kendra showing us her winnings

Kendra in the sack race, Ready Set GO!

Snow Cones for cooling off. It was a very nice Hot day

Apple blossoms

Lexi at Grandma's house. She can be so silly sometimes..........I think this picture will come back to haunt her someday...................ha ha ha

Chelsey Faye having dinner out at Hometown Pizza in Oroville.

The family Dinner at Hometown Pizza. There is a missing person Scott had to work. Thank you girls for coming up to Grandmas.

Chelsey playing at Grandma's

I am not sure but I think Lexi is trying to get the sun out of eye's or else they are searching for something. hmmmmmm

Papa John and Kendra at Mayday Games Papa John watching the girls.

Kendra at the Parade getting her new care bear.

Papa John driving a float at the May day Parade

Strange clouds?

We are having some strange clouds pass over these are from last nite.............yes we got rain but no much and these clouds looked like they would have just poured on us.

Lexi walking though my magical garden..................she told me that my garden looked magical. How sweet is that.

This is what the stepping stones looked like before we poured the cement in.........fun and creative.Stepping stones designed and made by Lexi Byington & Grandma Beki
We made 17 total some were even made in Pizza boxes.......................This one is a special design by miss Lexi...............can you see the sail boats?This one was a design by both of us .....dinner time is what we call it.




Grandpa and Grandma are having a contest who can grow the biggest tomatoes.......Lexi is pointing at Grandpa's............

New flip flops for Miss Lexi........................cool man

Here she is ready to go out for brunch with Grandma and Grandpa.....................

We will post more later, today we are off to the Oroville Grange to do some volunteer work.

Posting has been on the back burner

Ok, Now to start with I am so busy with walking everyday, gardening, redesigning my gardens and trying to do shows, as well as teach students............................ugh. I am so busy these days I am always surprised to see the sun go down and I am still out in my yard planting...........lol John says I am like the everready bunny rabbit I just keep on going..............on and on...........he finaly just goes in the house and when I notice he is gone I finaly quit for the day.

Lexi is here for the week and I am sure I will have lots to post.............I am so excited to have a partner here. We are going to make cement Leaves for the yard and glass cement stepping stones...............she is excited also.

She said something funny tonite ...............we were out side planting flowers (which we bought on the way home today) and all of a sudden she pipes up with,,,,,,,,Hey Grandma, you should ask Simon to come to the farm he really likes to work. I asked "well Lexi I can't take 2 at a time you know and she said "it's alright Grandma he can do the work and we can do the crafty stuff............lol." I don't think she was enjoying the work" I just love having her fresh thoughts around. Funny girl.............she said she wants to be a farm girl but without the work...........Hmmm not sure how that is going to be possible.

I will post more tomorrow..............................bye for now