Spring has finally come...

The trees are finally blooming

 flowers are starting to pop up

the ice cream parlors are busy

skies are blue instead of gray

and I have even gotten out my flip flops

(all of these photos were taken on my i-phone and if you would like to follow me on Instagram, I am VIENNAHUNTERS)

Spring Break...

Our Spring Break didn't feel much like "Spring"-in fact, we had a few days of snow, but that didn't stop us from bringing some spring into the house... tulips from Hofer bring me much joy ;)

Our Maundy Thursday service was a lovely evening of prayer and reflection...

and our Easter service was a true celebration of the Risen Christ!  I am so thankful for the people He has brought to NCW...

Our days over break were pretty low key- usually spent with friends...

playing in the park

having fun at Bogi park

playing competitive games of Monopoly City

and trying out some new recipes... these are Chocolate chocolate chip cookies with chopped up Reese's peanut butter cups.  I found the recipe HERE and I just chopped up about 1 cup of the peanut butter cups and I added about 1/2 cup of chocolate chips to the dough

Glimpses of Spring...

(taken last weekend on my i-phone)

Today was gorgeous!  I opened my windows and gave our apartment a good cleaning. Next week I think I will do some deep Spring cleaning... HERE and HERE are some good references for how to purge!

Tomorrow I am hosting a baby shower for a dear friend, so it gives me an excuse to have flowers all over the house :) I am also making a yummy pasta salad with chicken, celery, onions, craisins and poppy seed dressing.

Just the simple change in weather is making me love all things that feel "remote-ly springlike"...
like flowers, my newly painted blue door

and a bird picture painted by Abby-girl!  So cute and Springy.

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Also, today is our niece's 16th Birthday!  Watch out Florida drivers :)

(Here she is at Christmas re-enacting a "Home Alone" scene with Levi)
Happy Birthday Elisabeth!

Blooming...

The first of the blooms are finally opening on our terrace...

“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.”

                                                                                            ~Anne Bradstreet

A week ago...

I took the kiddos and a few of their friends to the park...

I love these girls...

and I love this little girl too...

Spring has finally arrived...

 and everywhere you look, flowers are blooming

the ducks are wanting to be fed...

and so are the pigeons...

Get outside and enjoy your weekend!
And if you are in Vienna- on Sunday go cheer on those folks running in the Vienna City Marathon! :)

Full Bloom...