Happy Spring!

Spring has finally arrived. I almost forgot how beautiful it is here with all the trees and cherry blossoms. It still is not super warm. Actually it hasnt really been warm at all. Mostly in the 60's and we still are getting lots of rain, but I know when summer hits it will make it all that much better. We have started planting stuff in the yard. For mother's day I got a "kwanzan" cherry tree. The pink flowers have over 20 petals ... and they are GORGEOUS! Most of the ones on my tree have blown off but I know next year it will have way more since it wont be in a little pot. We also planted hydrangeas along the windows. They are one of my fave plants. We tried to have them in Cali but it was way too dry and they died. Our only fear is that our winter may be a little harsh, but I think if we take good care of them in the summer they will be fine. We also planted grass in the backyard. It basically was turning into a mud field and the kids... mostly Raeden.. can't resist stomping around in it. So hopefully in a few weeks we will have lots of grass for the kids to run and roll around in. The house is also completely painted on the inside except for the master bath, which for some reason we are completely uninterested in painting at the moment. The garage also fits both of the cars inside, and the basement... well sometimes I forget it is even there. :)
We are hoping soon to have a driveway and walkway put in. It is kind of out of our hands, but it would be nice to have one sooner than later... since we have decided not to do too much with the front yard till those are both put in. They also just marked where the sidewalk is going which sucks because it is just one more thing that will need to be snow shoveled. :P