Is it Spring yet?

It seems this spring is an absolute tease, lately. We have had a gorgeous day today, but that's the first in a long time. Usually it's one day here and one day there, nothing consistent. I am ready, and I'm sure the kids are ready, for some regularity to our park days.

We have been out and about nonetheless. Scout had fun at Lee Martinez park with a little buddy she met--and they proceeded to have a very fun time in the mud. (See shoes in photo below)

Scout on our walk, complete with muddy shoes and a walking stick

We had another playtime with Anja, which included some rocking chair story time and some hiding in the bookshelf cupboards.

The girls with Anja for a very nice story time.

Ruby in the cupboard

Scout in the cupboard

Ruby in the cupboard, next to Scout in the cupboard

The other day, Scout donned the green shirt again and hit the garden for some watering.

Scout with the watering can

The little model at it again

I just can't resist repeated requests to fill up her watering can. All she does is go straight back out into the yard and promptly dumps it in the lawn.

Another source of fun today were the following anecdotal stories:


On the way back from the park, we spied a neighbor's yard with a litter of bird feathers. I asked Scout, "What do you think happened there?" She thought for a while, then she seemed puzzled. "What? What happened?" I said, "Well, I think there was a fight or something. A bird maybe got caught by another animal." To this, Scout replied, "YEAH, like maybe a frog or something."

And earlier today, Scout was picking flowers. She loves to pick flowers, and I often have to remind her that we DON'T pick flowers. So, I said, "Honey, we don't do that. You are not supposed to pick flowers." To which she responded, "It's okay, Momma. Accidents happen."