Because It's Spring-3

My final spring installment. . .

I love tulips! This is a close-up of my favorite pink and yellow ones.
Some more pretty tulips--white, yellow/pink and deep red ones.

I think I made a mistake when I planted my tulips. These are all on my one side and back yard, and none are in my front yard. I planted my daffodils in front and none in back. I think I need to get some more and rectify that problem. Anyone ready for a bulk bulb ordering party this fall???

One major sign of spring at our house is Ben tilling the garden. We usually have really wet springs, and this year has been no different. It has been hard to wait for the garden soil to be dry enough to till, but it finally stayed dry for a week so Ben was able to get it tilled this week, right before it rained--again :)

And another sign it is spring at our house is my kids are on the trampoline constantly, jumping, playing games, running circles, or just sitting on it to talk. They love that thing! They are counting the days till it is warmer and then they can put the sprinkler underneath and jump in their swimsuits!

Because It's Spring-2

Some more signs of spring at our house. . .

Kindergarten visitation and screening!!! My baby will be starting all day kindergarten in the fall, and in the spring they visit (he is there this afternoon), get screened and get all ready for the fall. This picture is from 11:30 today when I dropped him off. He is in with the regular kindergartners visiting until 3:16. When did he get so big???

The chickens are out! In the spring we let the chickens out of their coop when we are outside so they can eat all the bugs in the yard and garden!

I love, love, love the colors of spring! A red bud tree in our backyard---love purple!

Our apple trees are blooming! Hopefully we will be making applesauce in the fall!

The kids can walk to the library after school for story hour. Love when the weather is nice and they can walk!

Love the pink colors too, because it is spring!

Because It's Spring!

A primary children's song says. . .

Why is the sky so blue and clear?
Why is the robin's song so dear?
Why is the sun so warm and bright,
Filling the earth with glorious light?
Why are the fields so green today?
Why do the clouds all float away?
Why does my heart with gladness sing?
Only because it's SPRING!!!

Love that song. And my heart has been singing with gladness because it is spring. I have been taking lots of pictures of what spring means to our family. Over the next few days I am going to share little glimpses of our spring. Enjoy! And I hope your heart is also singing because it is Spring!

Miss E helping our neighbor do his yard work. He said he would pay her a nickel if he had one, but he didn't, and she said that was okay.
She was a hard worker and enjoyed the ride!

Miss E loves digging in the dirt with our neighbor in the spring!

Spring means SOCCER! We love soccer even though it makes our lives a little crazy on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturday mornings, but it is only for a month and a half :) Miss O and Miss E are our soccer players. Go 12 and 13!

Spring means yard work! I am in charge of getting the flower beds cleaned up and ready. Ben is in charge of getting the garden tilled and ready. I was working hard today. Wore through a pair of gloves today because it is spring!