The above pic of my sickeningly cute son is just one of the many not-so-subtle cues that spring is coming, quickly.

The buds on the vines are beginning to swell, the wild flowers are in bloom (which Jackson likes to pick and stash in a bucket and deliver to either me or his mom upon returning), and Spring training is well under way.

Even Chaizer, our Lab, is letting the optimism of spring infect him. Check out his choice of gnaw sticks. Or should I say logs. Freakin’ weirdo.

The early mornings will be pretty cold for a week or so, but we look to be safe, thank God.

And I am thankful. Really. How wonderful would it be if the rest of the year was filled with more moments like this?

Family