All Hail Spring...

The orchid tree started blooming! We can't wait until it is in full bloom it will be awesome.

The kids have enjoyed playing outside more.

They have been playing with Shawn's old toy trucks. Too bad they don't still make toys out of steel.


Emma had given up naps quite a while ago, but recently has still been taking some short ones. She'll just pass out on the floor or the couch or wherever.

Yesterday, we took the kids out to try and fly the little kite that we have since it was pretty windy. The kite flying wasn't too successful, but the kids had fun running around. We went out and got a larger kite, and of course Ezra picked out the biggest one that he could find. It was dark by the time we got home though and we couldn't try it out.

After all of the wind came the storm. It started raining last night, and has rained for most of the day, except for when it was hailing...

We'll see how much damage the pea-sized to marble-sized hail has done here after a couple of days, when everything recovers from the initial shock. Surprisingly, it looks like most of the blossoms on the citrus trees are still intact.

Springtime is upon us...

So spring is basically here. The weather has been really nice (with the exception of the random ridiculous wind & dust storms, but you can't have everything right?)

Ezra is enjoying being in Sunbeams at church. It is amazing to see his understanding of things growing so much.
He is everyday more and more our "little man".

He is still a pretty funny kid sometimes though.


Emma continues to be our little girly-girl. She loves dressing up almost more than anything else. That being said she does like to play roughly with Ezra as well.

Her hair has started to curl a bit. At least when you get it wet.

She's our better eater as well. She'll eat a lot more varied things than Ezra will even think of, though we have to keep reminding her to slow down at times, as she still hasn't quite figured out that you don't have to always shove as much in your mouth as you possibly can.

She's loved having the fresh carrots and peas out of the garden. She asks for a carrot almost every time we go outside and look at the garden.

Last weekend Shawn's parents came down and we all got together. It was fun to see everyone and spend some time together. We even made a trip out to the farmer's market. They had a little petting zoo that the kids really enjoyed.

Doing things outside this weekend, the kids decided that we needed to have a "picnic", so we got the blanket out and some snacks and they had their picnic in the backyard. They loved it.


Everything in the yard is either blooming or getting ready to bloom.

This is some cilantro that we've just let do whatever it wants.
We finished the first pea harvest a couple of weekends ago, since it didn't really freeze much this winter. The plants were spent so we picked all that there was. Actually ended up with quite a bit.


The lemon tree has started blooming as well. It should be a pretty good producer for us, which will be nice.
We planted some jasmine and some lilac vines, and they are all blooming as well. Between the jasmine and lemon tree, the yard smells amazing.


The one that we are really excited for is the orchid tree. It hasn't bloomed since Emma was born due to hard frosts last winter. It is covered in buds and we have seen some in the area start blooming so it should be any time now.