spring time and family

i think it could be true...spring is here.

"they" say we may see another dump of snow before spring really comes, but i am choosing to be excited for what i have. here are a few pictures of the blooms in our back yard.

i have been watching and waiting for these flowers to come, it has been quite the process. at one point i saw the greenery of a tulip leaf coming up through the ground and pointed out to scott that spring was on its way. since then we have had two big bouts of snow and cold...but the tulip endured and its flowers are about to unfold any day now. these pink ones on the tree are beautiful, but i am afraid they may be over too soon. so here's enjoying what i have now.

my family.

tonight as i made dinner, i could hear scott and sophie laughing and playing together, but was doing my own thing, so didn't go to check on them until a bit later, when i did this is what i found.

scott and his little girl laying on the couch together talking with each other. they were pretty cute. sophie has always got her hands or something in her mouth so you would think it would be hard to hear her talk...no way. this little girl has got some things to say and says them with all the freedom of the world. scott is a little worried about it in her later years and wonders if there will come a time when he needs to tell her to be quite.

this is her napping today, i snuck in her room and took it, i just thought it would go well here to show you she really does always have something in her mouth, sometimes more than just one thing.

so this is my day today. i had a few tears due to money matters and such, it is always hard when the reality of finances hits hard. but we ended well with a treat from dariy queen. scott knows how to calm me down! so the night has proven good, and i am challenged again to trust in our Lord, i am trying.