Spring Has Sprung?

The calendar says that spring has been sprung for almost a week now...  I am not so sure about that!  I think spring this year is more like a slinky than an actual spring. It's sort of slowly stretching it's way across the northern hemisphere, teasing us all with toasty bits of sunshine.  Yesterday, for example, was glorious!  The boys and I flew through our schoolwork at lightning speed and spent the majority of the day soaking in that soul-nourishing sun.

The boys got to play with redneck waterguns, since none of our real ones made it through the summer last year.  We are sadly unprepared for warm weather...  No bubbles, no waterguns, no flip-flops...  Oh well, that's what the Easter Bunny is for, right?  I was just amazed that it was warm enough for them to even want to get wet.  You know, what with the SNOW we had two days ago and all!

Anyway, they had a blast.  Grant with his new spring fashion ensemble of two-sizes-too-small-shorts and hand-me-down cowboy boots (told ya we were unprepared) can be seen giving his brother a nice Alabama backyard baptism in the picture below.  I know, he's sprinkling rather than dunking, but we are Presbyterians now after all!

Old Mr. Sun may be fickle this time of year, but we don't care.  Whenever he shows his face, we will greet him with open arms and revel in every second he stays!  Happy Spring, my friends!