Spring?

We had some nice warm days in February, but spring really began springing up in these parts in mid-March.  Until the day after the actual beginning of Spring.  It got cold.  And in case you're wondering what happened on Day #3... it snowed.  We're talking big beautiful flakes that made it hard for me to get good pictures.

We originally had plans that morning, but ended up staying home unexpectedly.  I was so glad to not have to be out in the snow for once, and to enjoy it from a comfortable vantage point.  When I first called Jack and Eliza's attention to the snow, Jack asked me if it was Christmas?  Then the two of them watched the snow while balancing on soccer balls...

Once I managed to get the soccer balls away from them, we all just enjoyed watching the incredible animal show in the front yard.  A bunch of red-bellied birds (robins, I'm guessing?) came and hung out in the front yard for a while.  I guessed that they were playing in the snow, but Cat thinks these birds eat the snow.  Whatever the reason, they would peck around in the ground for a while, then fly up into a tree, then come back down, back and forth.  After a few minutes of watching the red-bellied birds, a woodpecker came out and started looking for a snack in the tree right in front of the house.  It was really fun to watch.

The snow was all melted by that afternoon, but it didn't warm up very much.  In fact, Cat's first soccer game of the Spring was supposed to be the following day, and it ended up being postponed because of more cold, snowy weather.  But since the birds came out again the next afternoon, Jack and Eliza spent their entire quiet time - about an hour - standing on a chair in Jack's room watching the birds in the front yard.

Thankfully, the weather has started warming up again.  We were in short-sleeved t-shirts today and loving it.  Maybe Spring will stick around now?