Spring in Our Step

This time of year is heavenly.  Everyone is in such a better mood.  It's amazing how a few days of warm temps and sunshine can make such a difference.  And daylight savings Spring Forward always helps.   Especially in the kid area...I had no idea.  Last fall we didn't have too terrible of a time "falling back", but man, "springing forward" has been such a blessing.  Millie has had no problems napping and going to bed at the same time, but she is sleeping an hour later in the mornings.  Whuuutttt?!  I know.  It's a gift from the Spring gods.  Video: she's still not sick of the Boo game

And for the record, when to capitalize the word "spring" and when not to confuses me...so I'm just gonna go for it.  Like how I do with commas and ellipses...the more the merrier.  Those last two are really just indications of the ongoing commentary in my head, like J.D. from Scrubs.  It's all one big run-on sentence, but with less daydreaming.  Um, anyhoo...we like this time of year.

break out the sunhats!

and short sleeves!

And I think we are going to love the sunroom this Spring...it's so lovely with all of the windows open.

Finally the outside patio and stairs are finished!  We still have to find some patio furniture...and at some point later this year, we'll probably cover a small section and put in an outdoor fireplace.  

Just in time for warmer weather, Millie got her first puddle jumper, aka life jacket, aka floaty thingy.  In two weeks, we are going to Great Wolf Lodge to meet up with JKK's sisters and their boys.  It has a humongous indoor water park, so I've been making Millie wear her floaty thingy around the house to get used to it.  She left it on for a whole 2 minutes this morning.  Baby steps.  I've even tried to convince her that those meerkats on the front are actually kitty cats.  She's not buying it.