Beautiful Day!

I woke up this morning to the sound of birds chirping and my little bear calling me "Hon" from his room.  It was early for him to be up but I think he just wanted to take advantage of the day.  It is beautiful out today.  Some of the seeds I planted have started to sprout, my grapevine is growing some pretty purple leaves, everything is starting to show the signs of the season. 

I'm taking my little bear out to play in the yard.  

Everyone, get out there and enjoy the early morning sun!!

I think I'm going to pick up some pretty flowers to fill up my front garden box today.

Have a wonderful day everyone!

A beautiful Easter afternoon

Today we attended the service at our local military chapel.  Our priest gave a nice sermon, what little I could hear in between keeping the little man quiet and taking him outside to be a kid every now and again.  After we had a brunch with our parishioners where we met new military families and said goodbye to some that were leaving.  We also had a chance to reconnect with others we don't get to see often enough.  

I admit, I don't like early services.  I'm more of the 10 or 11 am type person this way I have time to get the kids ready, fed and out the door.  But this is what we have to work with so we make it happen.  Once we're there, we are generally glad we made the effort because of the great people we have a chance to meet and reconnect.  They were a solid foundation for me and my kids when my husband was sent to Iraq 2 years ago.  We are lucky to have them in our lives.

The long awaited Easter Egg Hunt is here....

.... it was a great day and we (hubby, me, and the kids) had a great time.  

Why is it so difficult sometimes to take the time to just play and be a kid.  

I let it all go today and played outdoors.  It hasn't been too long since I just gave in to the child in me but I miss it anyway.  What was I thinking choosing chores over this.

I think I'll do it again tomorrow!

Outdoor Wednesday: Child's Play

I am really beginning to look forward to Outdoor Wednesday hosted by Susan.  The Southern Daydreamer reminded me of the best of Spring with her array of pretty blooms. 
Like Susan, I have a hard time believing we went through three weather systems in a matter of days around here.  Incredible but true.  See the trucks are still back there - no snow this time, LOL.

This is my little peanut.  She was raking up the last of the gumballs from a nearby tree.  I hate those things but the trees are not mine to cut down so I must live with it just a little longer.  My entire yard was filled with these prickly balls.

Here we have baby bear with his trucks, back in the dirt.  His favorite past time in my empty garden is playing with the dirt which takes me way back in time.  I love it and his bath times are so awesome after he has a hard day of construction outside.

When the children play outside I feel energized to join them.  I just love to see them having fun, enjoying the weather, getting some sun and enjoying nature.  This was a fun day which by the way, it was 80 degrees - just a week after a winter storm when they were out playing in the snow.  One thing we can't do around here is put away clothes for the winter or summer.

Like many of our, the time has come to start planning my garden.  This time, since the house is for sale, I have plant some hardy, mostly grown plants to give this place some curb appeal.  Don't worry, my grass isn't dead, it's dormant :-)  When it's fully away it is the best grass in the neighborhood - soft like a carpet, never dies and doesn't grow very tall even after weeks without mowing so in that respect it's less work for me so I can focus on the garden areas.

Have an awesome Wednesday everyone and don't forget to visit Susan, join us in sharing our outdoors and visit some of the other awesome sites!