All in bloom

It is so exciting that the weather is warming up! Even the plants seem happy, as our yard is blooming. No, I don't mean the garden; although there are shoots of green popping out of the ground. No, when I say that the yard is blooming, I mean the lawn. There are beautiful little white, purple and yellow flowers all over! Granted I realize this means our lawn is more violets, dandelions, and wood strawberries than it is grass. That's ok - Addison and I enjoy the color even if it makes Derek a bit frustrated.

People certainly take pride in their outdoor areas around here. We do too, it's just a lot of work! This transition from winter (brown) to Spring (green) seems to happen overnight and always leaves us reeling for a few weeks. This year I feel like we are doing well - we've weeded the garden beds, mulched, and even mowed a few times already. So although it may not look that impressive compared to the neighbors, we do care and work hard on our yard.

Hopefully when baby comes it will make it even easier to maintain. How, you might ask? Mostly because I hope to be able to squat down and bend over to work in the dirt... Right now I'm lucky if I can pick up the things Addison drops on the ground, let alone pulling up weeds.