happy weekend

ignoring the fact that it is sunday morning and i am at the office, it has been a lovely weekend. if only it could be longer! a recap:

we have had an unusually long stretch of sunny, warm weather up in these parts. on the plus side, all of the snow has melted away, the leaves are starting to unfurl, and daffodils are in bloom. spring is finally here. on the down side, it is very DRY due to lack of precipitation. i think we are in for a rainy week though. so that should help things out.

anyhoo, we've really been enjoying the warmth and the sun, after such a long snowy winter. yesterday we got some yard work done...raking, pruning, general cleaning up. we brought aubrey out with us while we raked and she happily bounced around in her exersaucer and watched the people and cars go by. we've found all sorts of random garbage in the yard leftover from the previous owners, and took several trips to the dump this weekend to haul it away. we also picked up our handy-dandy composter, so we can get that up and running shortly.

speaking of aubrey, she is making huge progress towards mobility. she can now: go from her tummy to a sitting position and vice versa, and "crawl" backwards. she hasn't figured out the forward thing yet...if she wants to go forward, she kind of scootches and rolls. and she loves to pull up on things and thinks it is so cool to stand while we hold her hands. no steps yet, but she is definitely getting strong. time to baby proof the living room!