Springtime Fun

We have been enjoying every minute of the warm spring weather we've had over the last few weeks. The fact that the temperature keeps swinging back and forth between spring temperatures and cold weather makes us want to soak it up all the more. 

We're going to have a garden this year! Ryan built a wall on our back hill to create a little garden bed for me and I'm so excited to grow our own veggies! We planted our second round of seeds this past weekend. (The first ones we did too early and they got too big for the pots they were in before we could transfer them outside.) 

And around our cul-de-sac spring means birthday season! Out of the 8 kids, 7 of them have spring birthdays, including my own. So we have been enjoying our fair share of birthday parties and birthday play dates. Last weekend was Ty's and they did it at the same place we had Hailey's last year. She had a blast at the gym and remembered some of it from her party. 

My cuties on Sunday morning. Hailey is wearing a dress my Mom made for us when we were little 

And my poor scratched-face boy 

We got to enjoy a special spring treat this week too! Our local strawberry patch opened early for berry picking because there was supposed to be a frost. My babies loved eating those fresh strawberries. I did most of the picking, they were too busy eating ;)

Reece wasn't too happy to have to leave and give up the strawberries he had in his hand. 

We will definitely be back to pick again soon!

Hailey got to sing for the moms involved in our Bible study this week. She was so excited that daddy could come watch. She yelled to him from the stage! She was much calmer than when they sang in the fall and even sat down halfway thru. Ha!

It has been busy and even stressful at times serving in the children's program this year, but it has been fun and such a blessing to see these kids learn more about Jesus each week! It's just one more thing that will be wrapping up soon for the spring/summer. 

And just because it's cute...Reece LOVED his lasagna the other night. Can you tell?!

We can't wait for the spring weather to stay! We have so much more fun to have!