This weekend was beyond beautiful! After a very wet and dreary winter, being able to spend time outside in warm, fresh air and sunshine was a tremendous gift. Andrew and I walked to the local elementary school twice, once to play on the playground, and once to ride his bike. The boys played in the yard quite a bit too, and subsequently in the mud, but hey, I'll take the dirt if it means fresh air too! I almost felt like opening my windows, but I thought it was just a tad too soon for that. We enjoyed the fresh air as much as we could, and we are looking forward to more days of sunshine ahead. In my opinion, the spring is just a teaser for the real prize - summer. Summer is when we can sit on the boat and on the beach, soaking up sun and water, reading books, drinking fruity drinks, being lazy and carefree. Summer is the ultimate lazy, sun-worshipers dream season. It's coming, and it's coming soon! While spring isn't my all-time favorite season (Actually neither is summer. Fall is my favorite, but summer is a close second), I'm happy for the teaser of warmth and sun that it brings. I'm beyond grateful for the fresh air this weekend. It was needed on so many levels. I feel refreshed and ready to deal with life's hurdles a little more constructively. It's amazing what a little sunshine can do for your mood!
"Look at me, Mom!"
"I can climb high!"
"Here too!"
"Whoa! This balancing thing is harder than it looks!"
Andrew became quite the model, asking for all of these photos to be taken so I could send them to Greg. I think he just liked posing in this little tree sculpture. It is pretty cool!
This poor kid needed to have the seat on his bike raised. I didn't know where the tools were, and he's grown several inches over the winter. Just look at his flood pants! His mother must be too lazy to dig out pants that are the next size up. Don't judge. It'll be summer soon and he'll be wearing shorts. Besides, this way, I don't have to worry about them getting wet in the numerous puddles that spring showers can bring! I'm saving time and laundry!
We even caught sight of these little gems - proof that life is working its way through the frost and back into our world! I noticed some daffodils starting to sprout in my yard too! It's official: we are on the brink of spring. We may get a few more trivial bouts of the nasty white stuff, but the end is in sight. The sun is shining. The air is warming. Those doggone birds that I typically despise are singing their praise, and I'm so thrilled about spring that I don't even mind! They are right! Praise be, the wicked old winter's dead!
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