Get with the program Mother Nature!

What a strange weekend.....Saturday we spent the entire day outside enjoying the sunshine and Sunday in snowed!  By the time we went to bed Sunday night, there was about 4 inches on the deck with snow still coming down and schools were closed for Monday!  What happened to Spring?!

Saturday was the "David Tate Urban Forestry Service Day" in Church Hill - It was a project that my brother helped organize in honor of a friend and co-worker that passed away recently.  I wanted to go to support Andy, and Claire came along to help do some work in the park!  I was so proud of my brother and all of the people who volunteered that morning.  It was really so impressive to see so many arborists come together to work on the city trees.  The kids helped mulch a new willow oak tree that was planted.  We will definitely go back to Chimborazo Park - it's beautiful! - and also to check on the new tree.

That afternoon we played outside for a long time.  Claire tried to keep up with the other kids on our street that were playing basketball and then they colored with chalk in our driveway.  Fielder had so much fun just running around outside - he LOVES to be outside.  He reminds me so much of Andy! 

And then here is a picture of our Spring snowstorm!  I am so ready for warm weather.  I couldn't deal with all of us going out to play in the snow Monday - I had to work in the afternoon and just didn't want all the wet clothes and mess.  I did let Claire go out on the deck and play.  She had fun for a short time until she saw a "scary fly" and wanted to come back in. 

I'm packing away the winter gear...we are officially ready for flip-flop season!

1st Day of Spring!

Welcome Spring, we are so happy to see you!  To celebrate, Rita's gives out free "ice" so Fielder and I joined Meredith & Kate for a little treat after lunch.  After we ate, the kids had fun walking up and down the sidewalk before we had to go pick up Claire. (Luckily Claire didn't notice that Fielder and I had red mouths - I felt so guilty going without her!)

She had a really fun day at school - It was Donut Day and she was SO excited to bring Rob to her class.  They had donuts, the kids sang some songs, and showed the Dads/family members around the classroom.  They also made place mats with pictures of them doing their favorite activity with their Dad.  Claire's says she likes to play jacks....um, she has never in her life played jacks, but now that's all she talks about so I guess I need to find some so she can play with Rob!  (Notice the V saber in the picture on Daddy's shirt?!)  I wish I had sent the camera with them....no pics....but they had a great time!


Oh yes, and remember the missing keys?  Well, they have finally been located and as it turns out the disappearance had nothing to do with Fielder or a Leprechaun!  I really wish I had a funny story to tell about where they were found, but it was as simple as Rob's jacket pocket.  He still swears he has not worn that jacket in months.  And I even checked every jacket in the closet!  We both feel ridiculous, but so relieved that they were found!

 

 

A Visit from a Leprechaun

Our silly leprechaun stopped by last week for St. Patrick's Day and to play a few tricks on us.  He left a little picture of himself on our computer (see above....he must have been tired when he worked on it because he made a typo.)  He turned some pictures upside down and scattered green necklaces all over the place.  Claire's favorite...he turned the water in the toilets green!  We also had a green breakfast and even an all-green dinner!  

For the most part, I don't mind the tricks he plays on us, but this year it seems the leprechaun may have hidden Daddy's keys and we are going NUTS trying to find them.  They've been missing for about 5 days now and we've just about given up.  I keep asking Fielder "WHERE are Daddy's keys?"  And this is the look he gives me:

If he knows where they are - and something tells me he does - then he's just not telling!