Springtime fun

We just had our first harvest from our garden yesterday: 4 yummy strawberries. The whole garden prep and everything sometimes gets to me, but once we start getting food out of it, it's all worth it.
We're trying to enjoy springtime here while it lasts (it's been in the 90s lately, so summer is almost here--but 90s still count as springtime around here). Here's Annie flying in Grandpa Knight's flying machine (t-shirt):

She was having the time of her life, squealing like crazy. I looked at her yesterday sitting up all by herself and realized, this kid is almost 6 months old. That's half a year! She's no longer a floppy little baby, she's a sitting up, rolling over, scooting around little girl with teeth. Crazy how time flies!

Yesterday Rachel and I pulled out the sidewalk chalk and decorated our wall. Rachel made lots of really loooong twirly slides.

Here's the other half of our masterpiece:

Jake couldn't help himself, so had to join in the fun and add an airplane and some other drawings.

We had a hard time pulling Rachel inside for bed. We promised she'd be able to go out in the morning and do more. Unfortunately she has zero energy today with a sore throat and probably strep. :( We'll be going to the doctor real soon so hopefully soon she'll be back up to running around like her usual self.

One last picture of springtime:

Nothing says spring better than Robin Eggs. Hope our little girl is feeling better for Easter festivities this weekend.... Happy Easter, everyone!

Edit: We just got back from the doctor and Rachel has strep with a scarletina rash. Otherwise known as the scarlet fever. But they don't say that in the doctor's office so you don't freak out and think your kid is going to die. She got antibiotics, so she should be feeling better and not contagious within 24 hours. Yay for modern medicine!