Aaaaah, Spring

Today was one of those rare Saturdays when we had nothing planned and nowhere to rush off too. It was also a beautiful day, so we decided to spend it outside. We pulled the cars out of the way and let the kids write with chalk all over the drive way. They pulled out all of their little cars and bicycles and rode around. They love being outside. We decided to let them have a picnic at their little table. The kids always want to have their lunch in a lunch bag like Bailey's so I put each of their lunch's in a separate bag and wrote their names on them. I cut Presley and Luke's PB and J's into hearts. (Bailey had a bacon sandwich, she is much too grown up for heart shaped sammies.) They LOVED it! I think that is the best they have ever behaved at a meal. Luke and Bailey finished theirs pretty quickly and jumped up to go help Bry with some yard work. Presley sat there for the longest time. She is such a priss-pot! She was so cute sitting there nibbling on her food.
Bailey's friend Carson showed up for a play date while we were out there. Not long after that Papaw stopped by in his police car. That was a big hit. Presley and Luke were fighting over who got to sit in his lap and play with all of the buttons. Luke, Bailey and Carson were begging to sit in the back seat. I thought that was pretty gross considering who usually sits in the back of police cars but I was over-ruled. Dad said he hadn't had anyone back there in a while and Bry said that he was sure that the backseat got cleaned out frequently. Still, yuck. The kids loved it though and to be honest, I liked that they couldn't get out unless I wanted them too. :)
The big girls eventually went inside and we took the babies into the backyard. Luke and Presley got out their shovels and looked for worms. Bryan talked Luke into holding a worm in his hand, which is a big deal for Luke who is usually freaked out by bugs. Presley had her turn holding the worm also. By the time we went inside we were all filthy and exhausted. We took the babies straight to the tub and then we all took a good nap.
Sidewalk chalk, a picnic, a visit from Papaw and worms... who could ask for more on a beautiful spring day??