March/April

March and April are flying by!  We have had a few warm days, but we are still looking forward to more spring-like weather.  Three days ago it was 80, but we woke up to snow this morning.  We spent Alex's spring break just visiting our parents.  The kids were very happy to stay a few days at each grandparent's house.  I've been giving Alex piano lessons somewhat inconstantly since the weather has turned a bit warmer.  Whenever I play, Erin crawls in my lap and either plays with me or has me play Old McDonald over and over and over.  We had baby kittens born on April 1st.  Four were born but two died in the thunderstorm that hit one of our trees in the back.  You can see the bare wood of the tree in the picture below.  Bark and wood chunks were thrown all the way to the play set!

The weather finally got warm enough to have a load of topsoil brought last week.  I am pretty sure Adam spent a good 8 hours on that dirt pile on the first day.   He loves playing it dirt!   Andy and I got most of it spread over the old circle drive.  I still have to smooth it out and plant grass seed, but it could be a while if it keeps snowing! 

We needed something to go under the play set so it wasn't so muddy. We knew grass wouldn't grow very well, so we decided on rubber mulch (chewed up old tires).  They shipped it to us for free and it came in bags, so it was easy to haul to the back.  So far it's terrific!  Even after it rains the top is dry.  Hopefully it will hold up well in the years to come.

Erin with dirt all over her face!

Spreading dirt

Swing set with rubber mulch