First Day of Spring

We had the great idea to go to Great Falls to have a picnic and celebrate the first day of spring. It was a gorgeous 75 degrees!

Unfortunately, a lot of other people had the same idea.

Plan B. A nearby playground.

Also a lot of people with the same idea.

Plan C. Hang out on a field so picnic and play football and soccer.

Score!

At one point the game turned into a "shirts and skins"...if you know our boys and their cousins, you can guess who took us up on the skins part.

Gabey and Tad are about 2 1/2 years apart. But, as Brooke put it, "They speak the same language."

McKay

McKay likes to... Play in the ashes in the fireplace (whoops).

Color (whoops).

Help do the dishes.

Put things on his head.

Be outside.

Wear his food.

Watch the goings-on outside.

He also likes to tell you what a lion and a monkey say, sign baby, apple, more, please, thank you, and water, and climb up the stairs.

Love this boy!

Creepy

I was walking around our neighborhood the other day with McKay and came across this on someone's porch: First, I was a bit creeped out.

Then, I had to laugh and go grab our camera to take a picture.

Is this welcoming?

Or a threat?

Bring on Spring

With the arrival of March, I feel like the door on winter is closing. At this point, I'd kind of like to just slam it shut, but I must be patient.
This is the wonderful thing about winter: It makes you really appreciate spring!
Yes, there may be still be mounds of snow, but we are in the month of the official first day of spring. And so, to celebrate, I bought my first bag of the season of these little gems.

Not only are these tasty, they also make me thing of spring and of my friend Em(ily).

So, to spring, and to Em!

(p.s. I also love the Reese's peanut butter eggs at this time of year, which are also tasty and remind me of my sister Julia).

Do you have a favorite Easter/spring candy?