Productive Weekend

Despite the house being plagued by one of 100 cold viruses, we managed to be quite productive this weekend.  Here's a picture of our sick little girl looking like Rudolf with that red nose:(  Not our typically happy baby.








On Saturday, we headed to "my old stomping grounds" (a.k.a. Lowe's) to select a tree for the backyard and some things for my garden.  After careful thought and about an hour of wandering, we decided on a Cleveland Select Flowering Pear tree.  Jason and I picked out a good spot and he went to work.

Meanwhile, I went outside the fence to my garden to begin planting season!  In the smaller raised bed next to the raspberries, I decided to try my hand at a fig tree:

                           Raspberry plants starting to sprout!      The beginning of my fig tree

Additionally, I put in a rosemary plant, some potatoes and some carrot seeds.  Up next, peas and radishes.

Rosemary plant

For dinner the previous night, Jason wowed me with homemade French Onion Soup!  I failed to take pictures, but it was beautifully topped with my favorite cheeses and baguette slices and absolutely delicious!  On Saturday night, he made stuffed pork chops with a spicy watercress salad and tasty vinaigrette. 

Sunday morning, after the "spring forward," we woke up and everyone seemed to be feeling a bit better:

We decided to use the beautiful weather to our advantage and washed and waxed both cars!  Reagan was a great helper and we got to test out the backpack carrier.  Apparently it was comfortable enough for her to pass out for a spell.

And best of all...our girl is starting to feel like her usual self!  Still has a cough, but she was so much happier, which makes mommy and daddy happier too!