spring

 

 

 

 

 

 

time to take off the layers, where short sleeves are perfect...
swinging, and sliding
rolling in the grass
kicking a ball
where running with freedom as the sun shines on you
(not weighed down by necessary layers)
puts a smile on your face
 rediscovering all those nooks and crany's filled
with treasures and wonder that you last played in so very many months ago
aaahhhhh spring we welcome you..even when you come earlier than expected
even after a very mild winter
the newness and growth is always a delight to discover

i have been enjoying

this new cookbook since it arrived in the mail last week
The Pioneer Women has the most amazing cookbooks.
enjoyable to read, wonderful photographs, and the food...
oh my stars the food will make you weep

Spring

is peeking up all over

tulips are pushing their way up and blooms are forming

the lilac bushes have buds
(in march, seriously!)

rhubarb is unfurling...ready for that first crop
i can almost taste the muffins and rhubarb crunch

 this winter has been mild
march has been unbelievably warm, and sunny

bare toes in green grass...
in march?
never has this happened before

 the view I see when I look out the kitchen window...
the view I usually don't see until May or later
and with this warm unseasonable weather comes the wonder of
just what will this summer bring...

The Lorax movie

Loved it!!!

Loved this quote:
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing's going to get better. It's not. The Lorax
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March Madness Fun Night

For grades 4-7. His first time attending an event like this. He played games, basketball, judge a dance game and came home with quite the assortment of prizes. Thinking the glow in the dark balloon is the coolest!!

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Happy St. Patrick's Day!

she is my believer in magic and fairies and leprechans
she insisted as we drew closer to March 17th that it was important to wear green
(you will get pinched she said)
she believed that a leprechan would visit out house and cause all sorts of mischeif....

well she was right...he pee'd in the toilet
the proof was in the footprints she pointed out, no one in the house had feet this tiny

changed our milk to his favorite color...green of course

she built and tweeked her trap...her goal catching this magical little wee person
and yet this morning when she noticed the cover down and the trap sprung she was most
hesitant to peer inside to see what she captured..."what if I caught him" she wondered

she seemed a bit relieved when she saw she had not caught him...
instead he had left her a note and a rainbow...with clues that there were more rainbows hidden
throughout the house for the other kids

 she has been telling everyone about the antics of "ou" leprechan
with the biggest grin on her face...
I think the rest of the kids are believing too...swayed by her oh so contagious excitement
with st patrick's day and those magical little wee folk.

then and now

 this past week has brought unheard of temps in our part of the world
60, 70 almost 80....in March!
above is what the rug near the entry looks like flip-flops, boots and shoes

and this is what should be filling that space above
boots, all sizes of boots
which have now been moved to this location
waiting for the possibility of normal winter weather to return

a box of kleenex

 

 

 

 will provide hours of entertainment for this age group.
hours.
I had seen and created a bucket using pieces of material for the kids to pull out of
the idea being more sensory since the fabric I used was all sorts of textures.
one night while browsing Pinterest I saw an idea of putting fabric inside a baby wipe
container....brilliant!  So last night I dug out the fabric bucket and retrieved the saved baby wipe container
and there she sat for the longest time pulling them out and putting them back in.

pinewood derby car races

Thursday night was the annual Boy Scout derby car races
this is his 4th year participating in this event.
this year he won a trophy for his level...by default
no one else showed up to race a car.
Josh took him this year which had anthony super excited, he loves spending time with his big
brother.  Both came home with ideas for next years car. 

bandaids

 with the incredible nice weather it was inevitable that scrapes and bumps would happen
she paved the way needing not one or two bandaids but 5.

owls

she worked quietly for quite some time...concentrating on her task with her usual zeal. when completed she excitedly called for me
"to come see my owls" and there they were, like a rainbow. Owls of every color (well every color available in the playdoh package)
this child is my creative soul..it is her most happy place.

grand prize

a purple ribbon for his science fair project. An exciting reward for a job well done.

sidewalk art

a true sign that spring is inching closer, the art that appears on the driveway each time we venture outdoors during these last weeks of winter. Love the colorful bright designs when I glance out the window. LOVE that we are finally outdoors each day, if only for a little bit.