The month of expectation...revisited a few days too late.

Well, March has come and gone already, so it is Springtime again. I am writing this on April 4th (late, as usual), so today's entry is something of a retrospective about what March had in store for us.

Kelly visited us from St. Louis, which is a rather large city to be hit with so many tornados, I think. I mean, we are used to trailer parks being demolished, as though nature punishes people who can't afford more expensive housing, but twice in the March/April intersection St. Louis has been hit pretty hard--they had two deaths related to violent weather this past weekend.

Anyway, Kelly came home for her Spring Break, and we saw her twice at dinner, and once at our house--where she was bored enough to actually sniff her own toes! (not really, but that's what the photo below would have you think!).

It was wonderful to get to spend time with Kelly, as usual! :o)

In other news, Mia got to go to her cousins’ birthday party—Ryan was turning three, and Regan was turning one. Things were pretty out of hand at my mom’s house, where the party was held. It was a cold, rainy day, so the festivities were moved indoors, and the weather did nothing to hinder the birthday fun.

Stacy abd Mia don't look like they are having fun, but, trust me: they are having a blast!

Baby Reagan really did have a blast on her first big day!

Ryan enjoyed unpacking her "Dora the Explorer" backpack, and then repacking it.

Here's a shot of the "Dora the Explorer" birthday cake, custom made by Ryan's Gammy (my big sister, Donna).

March was also a fun time for hairstyle experimentation for Mia. We had the "Topknot" look, here demonstrated at church (thought the photo is too dark to see our hair--I am not the one with a the topknot!):

And here is Mia with Pig tails:

Both Mia and Stacy are looking considerably happier than in the earlier birthday party photo. Stacy and I have discovered that messing with Mia's "look" is tons of fun!

Pigtails (and the attention they bring to Mia) are delightful!

Spring is here--Enjoy!

March is the month of expectation,
The things we do not know,
The Persons of Prognostication
Are coming now.
We try to sham becoming firmness,
But pompous joy
Betrays us, as his first betrothal
Betrays a boy.

--Emily Dickenson