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Every morning we all race outside to see what grew overnight...
each one trying to be the first one there to announce a new discovery...
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& every morning
we are pleasantly greeted by a new sprout that just busted through the ground...
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or surprised by the growth something already there...
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Andy starts singing songs like Where The Green Grass Grows by Tim McGraw....
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AJ grabs the hose to water his plants...
I grab the camera to document our pride...
(Andy just keeps singing about his corn popping up in rows...)
We savor each early morning summer memory as it unfolds...
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But you should have been here to witness our first harvest!
It was like Christmas morning for a new gardening family!
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A small bright red strawberry!
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Only fueling our excitement for more new garden discoveries!
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Feeling a true sense of pride and accomplishment Saturday morning...
We split our first strawberry four ways...
pondering what we might be greeted by tomorrow morning.