Where strawberries grow in February

I had thought that strawberries only grew in the summer, but apparently in Texas, they are ripe and ready to pick by the end of February! Amazing! We drove out to Froberg's Farm on March 1st and collected four big buckets. Though this strawberry farm had more of a factory feel than I would have preferred, it was still fun. Lately, we have been enjoying our frozen strawberries in delicious smoothies.

Themed shirts: note that Misha's shirt says "Second grade makes me happy, happy, happy," and Sebby's says "Feliz Navidad."

Time for cheesecake, French toast, pancakes, shortcake, and smooties!

Strawberries are delicious on this puffy pancake, a great recipe I got from Tanya.

Shortcake. Delectable.

Though the "winter" did have many rainy, cool days and we wore a lot of long sleeved shirts, spring is already bursting out all over. Some recent pics:

He made his name in beads.

Library treasures.

Huge origami!

Floor acrobatics?

Passing clubs

Two in one hand

Taking it up a notch

Adding the rola bola

Go Sebby!

We've all gotten pretty good at it!

Smiling in the car

The world's largest snail - a carnivore, in fact!

Pelicans in the park - so cute.

We had three birthdays in short succession - Josh's, mine, and Bud's.

Happy birthday, Josh!

Misha made this sign for Daddy.

For my birthday, Misha made this great rocket that shoots up to the ceiling when you pull on the string.

Out for sushi with Bud and Ashley, then onto the dance floor for some two-step laughs!

Birthday breakfast for Bud, on March 1st.

We got him a chicken puppet!

Buddies in blue.

Sebby and Josh

Misha made his own version of a 3D printer after becoming quite taken with the idea of one.

Last weekend, we took a trip to Challenger Park, which has a beautiful wooden boardwalk from which to view the park.

The joy of homemade granola

Lost another tooth!

Painting

Sebby made this picture of a fairy flying through the rain.

Blow-up punch-bag entertainment...

A bunny! Wait, two?

Sebby dug his suit out of his dresser and proudly wore it to school.

This puppy lived with us for a week until she found a home. So sweet!

Kid and pup.

Puppy love.

We visited a tiger exhibit at the Aquarium restaurant a while back. The kids loved it.

Daddy's little helper.

Morning cuddles.

Bedtime cuddles.

He put his backpack on, and then went to sleep.