Gardening with Grandma

My Daughter and her husband wanted to go to Hawaii to celebrate their anniversary, she called to ask if I would watch the kids for the week they were gone. I was so excited to have a whole week with my little angels. My Mom was thrilled when I asked if she wanted to come along, now we just needed to plan a project.

My daughter is a busy young mother with a home and a 2 and 4 year old to chase after and to top it all off she is a full time college student. Though she has lived in her home 2 years she never got around to planting the flower beds, and often told me how she wished she had gotten around to it. We decided the flower beds would be our project with the kids.

We found lighthouses made from flower pots on Pinterest that would be perfect, we decided a bistro set would make a nice place to sit and enjoy the view . The kids helped paint the lighthouse and with the help of painters tape it has nice straight lines. Selecting and planting the flowers was a great experience for the kids, it was so fun to watch them make their choices. They took turns watering the plants and of course each other. They are both proud of their lighthouse and were thrilled to show Mom and Dad when they returned from their trip.