ALIVE! Me and everything else around here!

It's been a crazy two weeks. There are so many fun things to report on. We went on vacation, celebrated Mother's Day, Dave's Birthday, and Emma's Birthday, returned home to find that it's officially spring now, went to the ocean and the lake in the same week. Whew! Do you ever feel like you need a vacation to recover from your vacation? I'm getting back into the swing of things finally.

We live in a seasonal tourist area and things have been pretty dead all winter (seven long months). When we drove into the valley after our vacation everything was ALIVE!!! The grass was green, the trees were greening, and there were people! The stores have opened up again, the beaches are open. Yea for spring and summer! I am so looking forward to going to the beach a whole lot this summer. We went Saturday afternoon and even though the water was freezing, the kids had a blast splashing around in the lake, chasing seagulls, playing in the sand, and flying a kite. It was so nice to be warm and not cold!

In other news, with the warm weather also comes an infestation of box elder bugs. Yuck! They are everywhere. It's nice that they don't bite, but they are super annoying. We've sprayed twice and I need to gas the attic. I can handle them if they are outside, but when they start coming in the house, blah! They land on you and they won't fall off unless you brush them off of you. Yuck! And, my fearless Sophie is afraid of them; because of the fact that she has to touch them to get them off of her. I think she would be fine if she could just move or shake and they came off. Oh well, if box elder bugs come with the spring and summer I'll put up with them to enjoy the warm weather.

I will tell you all about our vacation on a later post (because I know you all have been dying that I haven't posted in almost two weeks.) How do you stay entertained without me? :) Also, in posts to come: Emma Turns Six, My Thoughts On Motherhood, and Staying Motivated. Be sure to tune in for these exciting, page-turning-posts by yours truly!