I LOVE Spring!!!

I love spring. It is my most favorite season, with fall being a close second. I love the whole change that happens. I guess I just like change itself. I love the blossoms and how everything turns green so quickly -- and not just the same color green but many different shades of green! We have had a lot of rain here lately, which really aids in the whole change thing.

My favorite days are the clear ones that follow a rainy day; the air is so clean and clear and it makes you want to be outside all day long. I also love it when it rains all day and then gets clear just in time for the sun to set. Gorgeous. It was at such a time that I took the following pictures. The photos don't do the scenery justice but it is a good reminder nonetheless. This is the view off our deck in the back yard.

My sweet Jillian, all ready for bed, but not wanting to go. What a cutie!

Pictures of Jorja

My Jorja is such a funny girl. I was cleaning the other day and she decided she was going to be my "worker". Of course, she must have tools of the trade and this day she had eye protection goggles and a broom -- that dirt just flies up you know! She looked so cute that I had to snap a few pictures of her.

He he! Isn't she cute?! I love how the goggles cover her entire forehead also.

This picture makes me laugh every time I see it. She looks like a big-cheeked, small-beaked bird.

Now she's making a goofy face for me.

Jorja LOVES to sing songs, especially impromptu songs. They are usually themed around "I want ta be a rock star!" lyrics. She sings at the top of her lungs and definitely "shakes her bootie". A spoon and a broom are necessary equipment for said singing times -- they make a perfect microphone and stand. Today we were playing the sound track to the new Hannah Montana movie so she had to sing along. Well, she sings the few words she knows and then adds her own. I just had to take her picture! The top one is a little fuzzy but I love her stance.

Funny girl!!!

Jorja's First Bus Ride!!

Jorja was able to attend preschool this year with Logan. They both loved it!! It is done at the local high school as part of a child development course. Towards the end of the semester they go on a field trip -- on the school bus!! This is such an exciting moment for my little ones. This was Jorja's first time going on the bus so I stuck around to snap a few pictures of her.

Leaving the classroom. There are two to three teenagers per preschooler, odds that are great for attention-loving kiddos.

I tried to get Logan to look but he wasn't paying attention to me.

Jorja at the window. She was pretty excited. I couldn't find Logan on the bus.

There they go! They had a great time on their field trip. They went to a place with a bunch of moonwalks and then to a park for a picnic lunch.