Aaahhh...this is the life!

Spring is finally here...

I give up!

Here's what our backyard looked like one week ago.  This is what the backyard looked like this morning.

I started shoveling the driveway and after about twenty minutes I gave up.  The snow was just too wet and heavy.  I decided to move on to the compulsory shoveling and just do the sidewalk.  This is the first time this winter I wished we had a snow blower.  Have I mentioned that I can't wait for the real Spring to get here?

Are you there, Spring? It's me, Amy.

This has been one of the coldest and longest winters that I can remember.  Today was such a nice reprieve with temperatures in the 50s (Fahrenheit). And the snow has finally melted off the flagstone patio out back.  To celebrate this reprieve, the boys (and girls) and I took a nice long walk on the path behind our house.

 Soon we will be able to enjoy this area every morning.

The girls posing after a nice dip in the creek.

 

The boys making discoveries as we plod along on our adventure.

  
And finally, a picnic in the back yard.