Spring is Here!

Our kids have discovered that spring has arrived! With that, we are now spending a lot of time outside. Here is what spring looks like at our house....

This is Maddie and Taylor's Spring Flower Soup.
Here is the recipe if you are interested:

20 pink camellia flowers
1/2 bucket of water
10-15 scoops of dirt & beauty bark, to taste
dandelions for appearance

The sidewalk chalk was rediscovered - these are the first masterpieces of spring

Maddie is really into drawing houses and grass and sunshine

Taylor likes to scribble all over Maddie's houses, grass, and sunshine

Daddy offered his artistic expressions in the form of dimensional drawing. Maddie was distraught that he didn't finish coloring in the boxes at the end of the sidewalk - she didn't quite get the "shading" thing.

Taylor really loves the bubbles right now. I am filling the container every couple of days. Almost all of it ends up on the ground, his face or shirt, but it is too cute to watch him try and "blow" a bubble. As you can see from the picture, he doesn't "pucker" when he blows the bubble, he uses the "F" sound... therefore, not much air gets out and into the bubble. I caught the rare bubble success on film!




Maddie really loves her fishing pole she got for Christmas. Her Poppa (my dad, Gary) taught her how to cast it. She is REALLY good at it. She actually pushes the button, pulls back, and let's the button go as she casts it. It doesn't matter that her AIM isn't that great - I am often untangling it from the light post in our yard and various rose bushes, but needless to say, she is looking forward to Opening Day of Fishing Season!

We top off our afternoon of outside joy with the highlight of the day - a PICNIC!
Applesauce, Turkey Sandwich, Cheese, and a few Doritos are the perfect ending...

Now off for a nice, long nap so Mommy can blog!