Sunny Day Regardless of Clouds

Our offer was accepted for the house we wanted! 

And not only did that bring big smiles to our faces, but these bloomed today. 

Awesome.

God's goodness still amazes me.

A Botanica Family Membership Makes Me a Happy Girl

You might remember me whining about how much I missed our Botanica membership? 

Well, not to fear dear reader you won't have to hear anymore of that, we have one again! Happy early birthday to me, THANK YOU Momma! 

We are hoping to make it there this afternoon after Evie's "nap". 

And as a reward to myself for finally raking and cleaning out our flower-beds, I'm on my way to get some lovely pansies to brighten our front walk and porch. 

I'm thinking deep pink and plum colors...

I voluntarily set myself a spending limit for this nursery trip, Philip was quick to agree. 

He knows me so well.

Snow Is Melting and Daylight Is Lingering...

Just today I noticed that it wasn't getting dark before 6 p.m.!

Does that get Spring Fever stirring in you? 

It's more than enough to fill me with excitement for the coming months, 

when green buds and blades start unfurling... color is coming soon, 

but for now I think I'll look at these sunflowers and sigh.

Running Piggies & Picking Pumpkins

After a week of being under the weather, Evie and I had looked forward to getting out with our good friend Cindy. We went to a pumpkin patch/dairy farm just outside of town to get a couple of pumpkins and hopefully see some cute animals.

We were laughing that this little calf had such a funny "smile", with his chicklet teeth. Do all cows have teeth this big?!

 

Evie loved the bunnies...

 

I had hoped for a ghosty-green pumpkin... but the selection was orange or orange.

 

I gave myself a reminder/pep-talk that Evie would be happy just to get a pumpkin or two, and it really wouldn't matter whether one was green or not. And then I found a couple that had this green veining in them.

So I was able to get something different after all!

There were tunnels to run through...

 

Tire horsies to swing on...

 

And pig races to watch...

 

We picked apples and peaches with Cindy about a month ago, and when we pray Evie still thanks God for Cindy and picking apples and peaches... a month later! I wondered if our pumpkin picking would become Evie's new favorite thing to be thankful for... but tonight at bedtime, we were still praying about the orchard.

 

We hitched a ride behind a tractor to the pumpkin field... it was bumpy!

 

And Evie must take after me, being particular about which pumpkin was suitable to take home, because when I looked back at the hayrack, we were the last ones in the field!

 

And here are the other colorful things outside of our home.