This Spring is the Best Yet

Weather: 82
Drinks: Martini's

When the calendar flipped over March 2 this year, I had no idea how different life would feel in the following days. As the weather has warmed, my newly minted twin 4 year olds have blossomed into the most beautiful young people.

Granted, I have always thought they were just amazing, but the difference between this spring and last spring is palpable. Even my 1 remaining toddler is a new girl at 2 and a half.

The temperature has reached near 60's or 60 plus this week, and coming home from work means meeting the Nanny and the kids in the back yard . . .running, playing and generally having a blast. The back door is open, the dogs are in their portion of the yard and EVERYONE is happy.

Then Dad comes home and the fun transitions from the back yard to the front yard and our 4 stall slab of concrete in front of the garage becomes home to bikes, scooters, trikes, sidewalk chalk, soccer balls, basket balls, tennis balls, neighbor kids, buckets, you name it.

In fact, the kids play outside with Dad until nearly dark, or they get too cold, and just about then I have dinner ready. We eat, put jammies on, and go to bed after a cartoon or two.

It. Is. Bliss.

And I can't believe the difference in expecting another baby with the youngest being 2.5. Looking back I have no idea how we survived two year old twins and a 6 month old two years ago - and without Dad. Were I to have to go back to that now I think I just might die of fright.

But now I get to have conversations with my kids. They are asking questions about the world around them constantly. Last night a question about 'what's that on our roof' turned from an explanation of satellite television, to a dialog about space and the moon and how you need lots of school and training to become an astronaut.

Starfish proclaimed to MM as he walked in on the very last of the conversation, "I'm going to be an astronaut after I go to lots and lots of school!" Her arms shot up in the air, her face beaming and her legs propelled her repeatedly off the deck.

Life is good. It is so, so good.