Happy Spring

Well, the first few days of spring have been promising...but it's gonna get cold again this week...and rainy. I don't mind the rain too much right now - there may even be some thunder and I'm all up for that, during the daytime anyway. :)

Yesterday we spent most of the day outside. John and I were able to clear out most of the dead brush from the shrubs and bushes in front of the house; a job I am SO glad to have almost done. We took off the plastic from the few windows I covered last fall, and washed some of them while we were at it. John took his pruning shears to a couple trees and cut all the bushes back as well. We are ready for spring! I should have taken a before and after picture so you could have told me if it was worth doing. :)

I'm glad we did that work yesterday - today is quite windy. That still doesn't stop John and the kids from heading outside to play some baseball. Will has been introduced to the tee, and does a fairly good job at swinging at hitting the ball off it.

The smallest member of the Hell's Angels...

The kids got their bikes out yesterday while it was so nice. Will hasn't mastered the pedals on the tricycle yet, although he can reach them just fine. Katie remembered how to ride her bike, and John even thinks the seat can be raised up a bit.

During our clean up, Katie's job was to pull seeds from the marigolds that were planted around our front tree last year. She got MILLIONS of them. :) So we planted 5 cups of marigolds to grow inside...and I'm also thinking of growing a few extras to give as teacher gifts at the end of the school year. Who doesn't like flowers, right?

Yesterday we also went to a home and garden show in Eden Prairie. There were crafts and planting projects for the kids as well as vendors galore. It was like Halloween for Katie - everyone was giving the kids candy. Her and Will both did a planting project too. Katie planted flower seeds in a little bucket to bring home and Will planted peas. John and I have ideas for some landscaping outside we would like to do...but nothing that we wanted to commit to just yet.

Will giving Dad a heart-to-heart talk.