Spring is Here!

We can't seem to get enough of being outside right now. The weather has been picture perfect, cool evenings and warm, pleasantly dry days. Our yard has been bursting with color and scents, and I wish I could somehow bottle it all. Here are a few pictures of our outside adventures. First is Bethany and Kevin moving a huge ficus tree stump (about 400 lbs) from the front to the back yard - not for the faint of heart! The other is Sarah and Lily being silly in their flower fort. Then Aaron working in his school "purple garden" which turned out really nice.

Our New Baby Boy!

It seems like we have many friends and family who either had a baby recently or are expecting, so we have felt a little left out. We decided we needed to add to our growing family... so we adopted a big, beautiful baby... well, a "tween" perhaps would better describe our new addition. We named him Okie, which is a family name. He's from a family up north, but we've been told that he'll grow just great in our yard here in Florida. His stats are: 1400 lbs, 27 feet tall, diameter about 9". We think he's beautiful, and hope to spend many years with him in the shade, climbing and bird watching. (He is the tree, not the tractor!)