...Bring May Flowers

They all arrived a few weeks early, coaxed into spring by our unusually mild winter.  The April showers were sparse and light, but May first brought with it a splendid array of flowers in our little garden.  After dinner, the girls, daddy and I took a tour of the yard.  The girls helped me snap these pictures.

Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you got till it's gone...

Mimi and PopPop lead Alex, Jack, Emma (and a trailing Bella) on an after dinner walk.

Aw man.  REALLY?!?  Now, on April 22nd you're going to get all seasonal on us?  We had all settled into Spring.  We put the slightly outgrown winter clothes in bags last week and sent it to Goodwill.  I bought suntan lotion and we've played in the sandbox barefoot.  Suckers.  Winter was like "WHAT'S UP PEEPS!  I've got me one more blast of gross for  Ya'll!"  (Winter is apparently confused about his upbringing - it's part of what makes him so cranky.)  And so it is that we find ourselves currently turning the heat on, scrounging up some footy pajamas, and hunkering in for a week or more of 40 degree rainy nonsense that has even the kids pissed off.  And 45 degrees is SO MUCH WORSE after 75 degrees - am I right?

{egg}cellent painting

It was a little late in the day on Saturday that we remembered the Egg-Painting.  Whoops.  I can't say that I thought it out over much - just boiled some eggs (after googling and checking with 3 people on how to do it - for some reason I thought it may be harder then it actually is), slapped a table cloth on the table, and coated some Q-Tips in food coloring.  As a last minute snazz-a-razz decision I grabbed some 3-d foam stickers to jazz up any white spots.

Spring Craft: Collaged Egg Bunting

This was the latest in our spring craft creations.  It was super easy and super fun!   Presenting our Collaged Easter Egg Bunting!

Swinging

Originally posted on Thursday, March 22, 2012

How do you like to go up in a swing,

Up in the air so blue?

Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing

Ever a child can do!

Spring Craft: Tree Blossoms

I had promised, swore up and down, that over my break we'd make lots and lots of crafts.  These crafts, of course, would include a significant amount of pink and purple.  The girls already are pretty fond of art, but since they are attending my art camp this year I thought it would be a good idea to get into the spirit of direction following, as well as the spirit of Easter and Spring... at least a little bit.