I am not crafty. I am not a Pin Project Maker. Scratch what?

I buy box cake, prefer etsy to making my own and am most definitely not a gardner. 

It turns out though that my son loves being in the garden. Thanks a lot Auntie Torie.

Another thing my son loves is a classic book entitled, "Burt Dow- Deep Water Man". Thanks a lot Auntie Torie.

It looks like one of those quick paper cover reads but don't be fooled. It has been one of my son's favorites since he was 11 months old and it takes 45 minutes to read.

He has often tricked me.

"Ok Flynn one book."

Of course he pulls out Burt Dow and I can't say no. How do you say no to a kid that wants to read. Even if the read does take almost an hour and sound like a drunk old fisherman in a bar telling a whale of a tale!

My son also love pirates. He had a large plastic ship in the backyard until this last storm. It cracked the top sail part leaving jagged plastic shards. 

Well thanks to Burt Dow Deep Water Man what do you do when you can't sail a ship anymore? Why you plant it with geraniums and indian peas!

We hauled the top away and dragged the bottom boat to the corner of the yard, filled it with soil and did just that!

This might have sounded easy to do but with a three year old as Captain it takes a lot longer and a lot of mud pies before you finish.

We spent several hours at the garden center and putting the ship together. His older sister helped.

The day it took to make will always be one of my favorites. Both of my children despite the age difference laughing and helping me in the yard. With one baby wrapping up college and the other not far from starting school how many more of these days will I get?

It might have just turned this plant killer into a wanna be gardner. 

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