Shay's Potted Herb Garden

Shay has been waiting to plant. It seemed like Spring would never get here! It lasted a whole month! (Today was 91, but felt like 100 with heat index- incidentally, Phoenix was in the low 80's today.) So last month, she got to work on her herbs. Last year my sister got this for my mom, and Shay has been eying it ever since:

Shay took the pic here. (Actually any pic in this blog entry that does not have her in it, she took)

Looked like fun and easy enough. Here are some more pics of her work, with some help from her Grammy.

All ready.

Some of her faves.

Adding the dirt.

Very meticulous.

So Grammy helped too.

Parsley!

Getting them in the pot.

And labeled.

And moving them.

Can't wait!

So proud of what she did.

It has been a month since she planted these. I will have to take a few pictures of how they have progressed.

Up next...The bigger garden!

Date with Mommy and Storybook Ballet

** It's been forever since my last blog entry. We've been super busy the past few months. It seems around here we have 2 seasons- Winter and Summer, so when we get a few weeks of Spring, we jump right on it and get as much done as we can before the heat and humidity hit. Hopefully I will be back to blogging more regularly.**

Last month, I took Shay on a "Mommy and Me date". First we went to dance class. Afterwards, we went to dinner at The Olney Ale House. We kept it simple- chicken fingers and fries. Shay especially enjoyed the root beer.

After that, we went to The Storybook Ballet at Olney Theatre. The performers were all older students at her dance studio. Sorry, no pics of the performance was allowed, but we did get to meet some characters backstage.

Dorthy from The Wizard of Oz (the dancer is also a helper in Shay's Dance class- much to Shay' surprise)

The Fairy Godmother and Mickey

The Cat in the Hat

Snow White

Maria (the main character in the story)

 Ballerinas

A cat from Puss N' Boots

A card from Alice in Wonderland

Queen of Hearts

Little Red Riding Hood

The Storybook "Book". All of the characters came out of the book and on to the stage. Shay was a little nervous about being so close to the book.

After the show, we went to get ice cream. We went to Coldstone where she chose bubble gum and sprinkles. 

MMMMM.

 

 

 

It was a great night. On the way home, she told me that it was "the best day ever." I need to make sure I have more special date nights in the future.