Happiness Is

It's Friday, which means two days happiness.


My husband, the guy on the left, made this playset (and the shed) for our guy. We still need a slide and various other rope devices. The sandbox is on the deck. We love it.


Now that there is heat, there are also water fights with big sister A.



After a water fight, there is a hose shower.


And if it rains on Saturday, there is always rubber boots and umbrellas and no pants.


E received this old Tonka jeep (complete with spare tire and a gas tank) at someone's garage sale.


My garden is the best in the spring. I have no idea what these pretty flowers are. I have no idea why this sentence is hyperlinked.


After five years of growing, our apple tree finally has blossoms. Hee, hee. I just realized I flipped this picture the wrong way. Notice the tree in the background.


Lilacs are my favourite. My husband cut these for me to put in my car on the drive to my parents'.


My guy is getting a hang of his balance bike.



Helping Daddy wash his Harley.


Riding a skateboard.


'Sleeping' on the wagon with my niece.

I hope you have a weekend filed with happiness.

Spring Showers Do Bring May Flowers

Last night I drove home to a black sky. As we pulled onto our street, that sky opened up and brought with it rain that fell fast and hard.

So hard that when it had rained itself out and the sun decided to show itself after almost a week of wetness, the cedar leaves that litter our driveway were pushed down, leaving what looked like waves of debris all the way down to the road.

As I was driving my stepdaughter and her boyfriend to his cottage later that evening, I noticed another thing the rain brought – apple trees full of flowers.

Welcome spring.