Outta control

Three weeks later and the garden has exploded. Corn is over 5 feet tall, tomato and tomatillo plants make it look like a jungle, basil is harvested by the basket-full (I grabbed a 1-gallon bag's worth last night), beans and squash and pumpkins are trellising, and the lettuce is gleefully abundant.

Pictures from last week.

We ate some delicious grilled squash and zucchini with our steak tonight. I wanted to take a picture but Justin devoured half of what was there before I even grabbed the camera so you'll just have to believe me. We did get some yellow squash at the end of last week that we ate ate in a fabulously fresh salad with market tomatoes and onions. Our neighbors are sick of me asking if they want more lettuce; I've already handed out tons of heads and still have overflowing rows and I'll be planting more soon (to harvest in September).

And I couldn't resist showing off some of Parker's attempts to be way more coordinated and adventuresome than most other 21 month old boys I know. He's our monkey.

We had a great visit with both sets of grandparents over the last month. I'll hope to post those pictures when I'm not busy gardening or landscaping...our latest project.