Spring is...springing!

Cheese!

Like much of the country, we've had a mild winter and spring is arriving a little earlier than usual (so we're told).  We've had some really beautiful weather and it's been great to get out and enjoy blowing bubbles, playing with chalk, hiding Easter eggs, and going for lots of walks.

She did an excellent job putting soil in the
peat pots.

A couple of weeks ago we planted some seeds and Emmy not only had fun planting, but she has enjoyed checking on them each day and watching them grow! We also planted some violas and other herbs in pots, so it's nice to have some green stuff on the front porch and the back patio. If our seeds continue to do well, hopefully before too long we'll have some zinnias, peppers, okra, jalapenos, dill, and chives to add to our yard.

Little gardener in training

  

Dandelions seem to be the state flower of Kansas, or at least the flower of Ft. Leavenworth, because man, are they everywhere! Our house is only about a year old, so the yard isn't quite established yet, allowing for lots of weeds and dandelions. Emmy enjoyed picking a few and I showed her how to put them behind her ears. Isn't she lovely?

With the lovely weather, we also had a lot of rain last week.  It rained every day Monday-Friday. Fortunately, the sun came out for a while on Thursday so we could get out and walk and play outside. Hello sun, it was good to see you!


So, we hid some Easter Eggs!

 

Spring also means new shoes for growing feet, so we took a trip to Legends (an outdoor shopping mall in Kansas City, Kansas) to add to Emmy's shoe wardrobe.  We had not walked around where most of the shops are before, but now that it was getting nice, it was a perfect late afternoon to enjoy the fresh air. Emmy was thrilled to discover the fun fountain in front of the movie theater.

It is on a timer, and when it started up, she was thrilled!

 

Trying it Daddy's way.

Showing her how to use her thumb

It's been a fun spring so far!

P.S. Sorry folks, I started this post on the 24th, but it has taken me that many days to finally sit down and upload the photos I wanted to include. I have several other posts mapped out in my head, but those will just have to wait for now, we have company in town! Much more to come soon, I promise!

We paid people good money to make this mess

As I previously posted, we had some plumbing problems a couple of weeks ago. Well, the big hole to repair the sewer line turned into a giant trench to replace the sewer line. (Good-bye master bath re-do.) SIGH. Don't get me wrong, the folks who did the work really did a good job. They saved the sidewalk (thank goodness!) and they attempted to save the sod. Not to mention, we did some price checking and they gave us a REALLY good deal. However, they are plumbers, not landscapers, so we have a big mess in the front yard that will look like this at least until this summer when hopefully the grass will green up and start to fill back in. We've worked so hard on the yard and it's a bit sad to see this.

The good news is, we'll never have that problem again! Too bad I don't think "new sewer line" is a big draw when selling a house.

The Hole

The Trench

The aftermath

What's that you say? No pictures of Emmy? Well, she and rags are playing in the photo above, but I realize it's really small. So to keep our readers happy, here is a cute photo of her asleep in the carrier on Charles' back after a walk last week.