Aven and Spring

Allow me to make a few observations about my daughter for posterity's sake. First, she enjoys her "big kid" bed, but she hasn't quite given up on the more snug feel that a crib offered her at night. Second, "Tiger" is her constant night-time companion. Third, that red-and-blue device in the upper-right-hand corner of the picture is Aven's "kindle" ... because it lights up like Mommy's kindle.

Meanwhile, the Spring season has truly arrived in our backyard. The flowers and trees have started to bloom ...

... as have the tulips that Rory and Aven planted a few months ago!