Spring at Last

I hadn't been paying attention to the weather reports, so I was glad when my friend Kim called me this morning to tell me it was going to be such nice weather and that they wanted us to come over for a BBQ tonight.  It is always so fun to spontaneously get together with friends!  I started a new piano student this afternoon, and then taught flute lessons for the first time in a month, so it was my day off from the kids.  Eric took them to the park and the library this morning so I could get ready and prep the house for my student.  Here they are in their bear headbands they made at the library.  (Mierae calls it her crown.)

We had lunch together before I left for Grove City, and then dinner at the Roberts.  We had such a great time.  Mierae would live at their house if she could.  We always have so much fun when we go there.  The girls loved the swings, and Mierae was in the sandbox or on the slide most of the evening.  She and Ethan had their own little picnic while the rest of us sat at the patio table.  The evening wasn't complete until Ryan and Eric played a little Wii and Kim and I looked at her Stampin' Up! catalog.  It is so wonderful to have such good friends who live so close.  Thanks for a perfect spring evening, Ryan and Kim!

The things I enjoyed most about my day:

Eric rubbing my feet and getting an ice water soak for them, even though they hurt because I went for a walk in shoes he told me not to wear

Eric grabbing me to give me a big hug and kiss after I'd only given him a "peck on the cheek"

Having some quiet time alone in the house when Eric took the girls out

Helping one of my flute students discover something that was holding her back and watching her eyes light up as she corrected the problem and played something she couldn't play before

Seeing Mierae cuddle with Eric on the living room floor because Eric fell asleep while I was still on the computer and he still wanted to be with me

Putting on a brand new pair of jeans

Sitting in the Roberts' backyard in the perfect weather, talking and watching our kids play