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| M-Whip |
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| The soon to be A-Whip, get it girl |
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| J- Whip |
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| C- Whip with perfect form |
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| The still in engagement bliss...someday C-Whip II |
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| I was like Rambo on those clay pigeons |
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| The Whipple Men |
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| Justin's Dad! |
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| Eric- Happy 1st Fathers Day! |
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| Dad!! |
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| Chad!! |
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| Chuck Schumer...oh wait not him |
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| Adam!! |
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| June 16, 2011 |
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| Stu |
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| so dirty, yet just so happy |
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| he didn't want to use the bridge, just the muddy ditch |
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| Did you know that historically these dogs were known as "nanny dogs"? |
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| The chosen breed to protect and keep your children safe...If you ask me this baby looks safe |
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| Now back to being dirty... This is Stu trying to right the wrong... |
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| just tryin to roll off all that dirt... |
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| wiener shot...excuse the lack of modesty |
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| The attempt to clean himself was unsuccessful. For all you dog owners out there you know it means a night full of self cleansing on his part...and no one likes the sound of that! |
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| And there is nothing small about this garden. |
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| My herb pots...basil, dill, and lemon basil. Just in case you were thinking "thats not that much Care" I should inform you I have two more of these pots with yep you guessed it----Basil. Homemade Pesto anyone?? |
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| My prego Bean... free kittens anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Anyone? |
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| The epic garden... |
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| Here's the lowdown we have: 16 tomato plants, 15 pepper plants, 6 watermelon, 6 musk melon, 12 broccoli plants, 6 brussel sprout plants, 12 lettuce plants, 6 celery plants, countless onions, 12 pickling cucumber plants, 6 yellow squash, 6 zucchini, and 6 eggplant. |
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| This is a technique called plasticulture. It is supposed to warm the roots and accelerate growth for a faster yield, reduce evaporation therefore conserving water, provide a weed barrier because sunlight will not penetrate the black plastic, and reduces pests and disease. |
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| My FAVORITE part about the planting this year was doing it with Justin. I loved that every time he planted something in the ground he would say "grow strong and tall little (plant name)". I loved it! |
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| I repeat...redonkulous |
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| First we bought our 23 trees. 13 Blue Spruce, 5 Fraser Fir (of course we HAD to get some of those), and 4 Douglas Fir. We paid $5 a tree and it was buy 10 get one free from a little local tree farmer. We did a lot of research and everything that we read said buy small, they will grow faster because they won't be as effected by the shock of transplanting. We will see about that! |
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| Did you think I did my math wrong? I didn't, the man threw in a Con Color Fir because I almost cried when I saw it! This is my favorite tree out of the bunch. Soft and Fluffy... |
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| We then had to remove a poplar tree that was old and sad... neat story about this tree for a later time. |
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| Then we had to flag out where we wanted to place the trees measuring enough space in between each of them. |
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| Then we called Alana over for tree planting advise, because lets just face it she is the best when it comes to landscaping |
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| Then we posed for some pictures... |
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| No really you remove the sod, work the ground, place the tree in the hole, cover it back up, and most importantly give it some water. |
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| And wa la you have planted a tree! |
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| Justin planted trees twice as fast as I did even with Stu all up in his area. |
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| I am not even gunna lie Justin planted about 19 of the 23 trees. I was at a bridal shower....eating cake, drinking iced tea, and winning prizes. I am a total poser, I only helped with about 3 trees. hehehe Great work hunnie! |
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| 23 total out front, should be a great wind break in a few years |
