Planting Peppers

This morning we woke to a beautiful sunrise! The nights have been exhausting lately with children appearing at my bedside all throughout the night. Some with bad dreams, others with tummy aches, and one who peed the bed. Some mornings it's hard to open my eyes and get out of bed.

I am really enjoying the extra light that creeps through our blinds early in the morning. The extra sun is so welcomed on these cold, Winter days. 

After Daddy and Nana left for Edmonton, I went to town to pick up dog food for Reese. Next door to the pet store is Mr. Stannix's office and I had to stop and admire the new banners that were put up last week! When the kids saw their last name on a sign Camilla exclaimed, "We're famous!" It was pretty hilarious. 

My dad invited us over for second breakfast and then we spent the majority of the afternoon visiting and going through seeds for the greenhouse and garden. We sorted all of the pepper seeds into categories according to taste and heat and then planned how many of each we would plant for the greenhouse this year. It was decided that we would plant LOTS because we really enjoy making salsa and pasta sauce. We then researched a bunch of different tomatoes online which we will be starting in a month or so inside. When the kids got home from school we planted a whole bunch of pepper plants! Camilla helped create the labels and the boys had fun getting dirty while we scooped dirt into the little pots. Oliver thought playing in the tub of water was the best part. He's going to have so much fun this Summer! While the boys were writing in their journals before bed Joe asked, "How do you spell 'peppers'?" I made sure to spell it nice and slow, "P...E...P-P..." Before I knew it both boys were giggling, "Mom said pee pee!" It was a rookie mistake and ended up getting them giggly enough that sleep came much later than it should have for them. I managed to be serious and remind them that it wasn't appropriate to speak that way, but as I turned to leave their room, a small smile formed on my lips, I couldn't help it.