Spring Has Sprung

We are finally in the middle of a Texas spring season. That means the temperatures can range from the 40s to the 80s. You could wear a T-shirt and shorts, or you may need to bring your winter coat back out. And the weather could consist of beautiful sunshine, rain, hail, or tornadoes. We Texans like our variety!


We’ve been taking advantage of the pretty days by planting flowers in the backyard. This is when Tate discovered his love for digging dirt. Now he’s got a pretty impressive radar sense for finding a stick and dirt pile anywhere we go.

And this is a sweet reminder of Wade’s maternal grandmother. She lived to be 102 years old and lived on her own well into her late 90s. When she did move out of her home, Wade’s mom saved some of the irises from her yard and gave them to several of us. So now every April, we get a beautiful reminder of such a strong, faithful woman.

This picture is after they have barely survived this spring’s rain, hail, and even smoke/wind storms.

And spring is not complete without golf. This is Grandpa helping Tate with his putting. He now has a golf club just his size at both grandparent’s house and at home. And after having the Masters on this past Sunday, Tate has declared several times since then, “I’m Tiger Woods.”

And a young Texan’s right of passage during the spring is finding a field of bluebonnets (our state flower) for pictures. Tate had a blast at this great field we found. But he was having so much fun running around, it made it a little difficult to get a great shot. Now he looks for bluebonnets everywhere.

Hope your spring is off to a springy start!