Loving Spring

As with everyone else in Michigan, we sure have been enjoying Spring. Well, at least when the weather is spring-like. It has been an interesting mix of nice days with pretty frequent overcast, rainy, cool days. Oh and there were those couple of days straight out of August...hot, humid, and sticky. While it has required creative clothes organization (shorts or pants...that is the question) we have been getting outside as much as possible.

Marie and Joey helped to plant some seeds in the basement quite some time ago. We ended up with more dirt in the containers than on the floor, so that was positive! About half of their seedlings have since been transferred into the garden...during one of those hot spells. So far we've planted tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, squash, peas, broccoli, cucumbers, lettuce, spinach, and basil. Even though it has been somewhat cool, it appears that everything is at least still living.


All of the attention being paid to the asparagus seems to be paying off. We have noticed most of the crowns sprouting. Yay!


Marie and Joey have enjoyed running around, up and down our hill, playing baseball, and using the Frisbees that were in their Easter baskets. Other than that, we still go on frequent bike rides and walks along the path near our house. One day, we even found two morel mushrooms! I was quite astonished to see them growing there just a couple of feet from the path. I nosed around just a little bit, but didn't see immediately see any. We'll have to keep an eye on that spot in future years. :)




On the Stevie front, things are going as well as can be expected with an 11 week old. He is much more interactive than Joey and Marie were at his age. He smiles, laughs, and talks with us on a regular basis. Saying that he is not a great sleeper would be an understatement. But, we are slowly learning his preferences (he is pretty quick to tell us when he doesn't like something). His two month check-up came and went...nothing unusual. He was almost exactly the same weight as Joey was at two months, 14 1/2 pounds. He was 24" long, 1 3/4" shorter than Joey. I told Jon that maybe he would be our running back.


As for Jon and I, there's not much new going on. Jon has been spending chunks of time trying to stay ahead of the lawn. Or more accurately, trying to stay ahead of the dandelions in our yard. I think he enjoys being outside, even if that isn't his most favorite task. I am gearing up to return to work at a slightly lower part-time level than before. I'm guessing I'll ramp up to my usual 20 hours per week sometime this summer. I've been into the office a couple of times to check in and I've already got a few items on my list, including helping with a pretty large report that is due the week after I officially return. I guess it's nice to be needed.

So, that's what's been going on with us. We have started to make some plans for long weekend summer trips to see family. We've got three (at least) scheduled for June and July. Hopefully the drives will go as smoothly with 3 kids as they have in the past. Stay tuned...