Thank the Lord...Spring is here!!

We are so glad the weather is finally changing. At least for now, before we hit summer heat. We have been outside almost everyday and the kids are already getting nice little tans!
The picture above is from a weekend away that Brandon and I took to San Antonio. A sort of "baby-moon" before baby Reed #3 arrives. Nana & Papa took Micah & Sophie to Medieval Times in Dallas so we spent our weekend sleeping and eating with no plans other than quiet adult conversation. What a blessing!! During one of our morning walks around the Riverwalk we sat to drink some coffee on a bench. This really sweet couple walked up and pointed out to us that right behind us was a mother duck sitting on her eggs in a nest. (hard to see in the picture, but she's right on the edge close to the water) She thought this was especially neat because she could obviously tell that I'm pregnant. It was amazing to see how meticulous this mother duck was at constantly adjusting her nest to keep her babies safe.
When we got back Micah was on spring break so Brandon took Monday off and we went to the zoo. We spent quite a bit of time dodging the rain, but hardly anyone else was there so the kids had a great time without crowds. They loved the new monkey exhibit in the Africa section, the monkeys were very interactive.

Sophie decided last week she wanted to play dress-up with her Tinkerbell costume, then she remembered Aunt Kelly had given her roller-skates and she was ready to use them. So cute especially with the helmet. She even got brave enough to dance and jump along with the Imagination Movers on the wood floor while wearing the skates.
We recently got some fruit trees for the backyard. Green apple for Micah, red apple for Sophie, and pear for the baby (hopefully this kid likes pears too). The kids had such a blast picking them out, and helping daddy dig the holes! Then we got some flowers for the flower bed and we had some left over to put in their pots too. So fun to watch them participate in these new adventures! And for those of you that may have been wondering, yes I do let my kids get dirty, and they have fun doing it :-) The trees have already starting blooming flowers. Can't wait for the fruit!