164: gardening opportunities

Our apartments have garden plots available to tenants. We don't have one because I don't know the first thing about gardening. But we have friends who have them. Kinsley absolutely loves helping Yaya and Papa in the garden and has since before she could walk. Dagny is showing the same interest. Now that the weather is consistently nicer, we have had more of a chance to get out and see our friends here gardening.

Kinsley literally jumps at the chance to go with Ella to her "Enchanting Garden" and help her plant things. Ella and Rebecca are still moving things from their previous plot at the other side of the complex to their current one which is right across the parking lot from us.

Yesterday we walked over to the other plot. Kinsley was beyond excited when Rebecca told her that she could actually eat some of the flowers! The flowers of a kale plant are tiny and yellow. Kinsley didn't just pick a couple of flowers and pop them in her mouth ... she shoved the whole plant in her mouth.

We walked back to the new plot and Kinsley, Dagny, and Taya helped Ella transplant her plant.

Rebecca hooked up the hose to do a little watering and the girls snagged a couple of sips ... so fun to drink from a giant drinking fountain.

I love that the girls are able to be exposed to gardening. I think it brings so many great and valuable lessons along with it. I'm also excited to get the chance to learn a few things from Rebecca while the girls play!