Spring is for Monster Trucks, Haircuts and Pork Roasts

We have been so blessed with another beautiful week of weather. I am beside myself with Joy of being outside everyday and enjoying the sunshine. The kids and I have had a picnic on the lawn four days last week, I raked up almost all the sticks in the yard and all the flower beds are cleaned up waiting for mulch and annuals to be planted. I have hardly been inside or worn shoes all week and that's just alright with me :) Actually it is 9:00pm Sunday evening and this is the first time I've been on the computer all weekend, and I didn't miss it a lick.

Yesterday was the first day of Spring, Hooray! Ricky took Chase up to the farm show complex in Harrisburg to a Monster Truck show! Chase was beyond excited and Ricky was really happy to be able to do a Father/Son day with his little buddy. What a redneck thing to do, right? Oh well, maybe we are, so what? :)

This afternoon we all piled into the car and drove over to French Creek State Park. We wanted to see if Jenna would swim. She is 7 months old now and not had an opportunity to swim at all so we didn't know how she would like it. It took some coaxing at first but she took to it very well and was swimming out fetching sticks and jumping off the dock after not too long. I wish I had taken a video of her though because it was pretty hilarious, she kept kicking her front legs so high that she was splashing like crazy. She was so worn out and slept the whole way home. While I'm talking about Jenna... here is one of the kids favorite games lately:

You can't tell in the first two pictures but Joanna is in there too! They are pretending to be ferocious lions.

Doesn't he look so scary?!

One of my most favorite pictures I think.

When we got back from French Creek Ricky said he wanted a haircut. Finally! He had been growing it out all winter and it was pretty unruly.

Before:

After:

So much better. Chase had to get a haircut too of course and when I was cutting it we found a pretty big cut on the top of his head and a tick behind his ear! His hair was pretty long too but not as unruly as Ricky's because he actually let me trim around his ears and neck, unlike my most stubborn husband :) Two of the yorkies and Jenna are going for haircuts on thursday this week too so I'll have to post before and afters for them then.
This evening we had Ricky's family over for dinner. Unfortunately Patty was sick and not able to come but Dexter and Dominic were able to eat and fellowship with us. Ricky got up early this morning to start his Apricot Glazed Pork Roast in the crock-pot. All day it smelled so good in our house and by the time we had dinner it just fell off the bone and melted in your mouth. Sadly we ate the last of our pork roasts tonight and will definitely miss them, they were sooo good. I made potatoes, salad, corn and meadow tea to go along with the roast and Patty had sent over a cheesecake for our dessert. It was quite the feast. We were celebrating Ricky's parents anniversary tomorrow, they will be married 35 years! What a blessing they have been in our lives too. Joanna and Chase just love their "Meemaw" and "Pop-Pop".