Spring has sprung..Finally!

It was cold here for so long, I honestly couldn't remember what it was like to be warm, or even hot.  But the past couple months the trees have come back (most of them, it was a tough winter after all!) and we have finally been able to hang out outside.  For some reason, being outside brings tranquility to our home.  Maybe it's because it chills me out and I am more patient, or maybe it's that the kids can run and yell without me yelling back.  Anyway, here are some fun things we like to do when we hang out outside.

We love going to the farmers market in Downers Grove.  There is always something tasty and if you are lucky, some good music to dance to with a new friend.

It's hard to see in this picture, but in the background Will is actually catching up with one of his friends.  It's so fun to run into people.

We love friends coming to visit and being able to hang out outside.

Going to the park and enjoying treats (she had a few cookies, can you tell by her face?) is always fun.

Will loves going down the hill on his scooter.

I like swinging in my hammock.

The kids loved when Jeremy and I left this air mattress outside.  We'd put it out there so we could watch the meteor shower one night (there were supposed to be up to 500 an hour around 1 in the morning, but I saw one and Jeremy saw three).  Jeremy took a nap out there during the day and the kids had fun relaxing on it.

Getting into the pool (hooray for finally using our Menard's rebate!)

And playing with friends.