I try not to limit my madness to March. ~Maxine

March 1

Watch out, crabgrass. He’s coming for you.

March 3

Ella art

March 4

Light at the end of the tunnel

Good times at Dogwood Park

March 6

Knox zooming by on his Hoverboard

Ella just learned how to ride a bike and got the hang of it pretty quickly

March 8

A tiny almost-Spring bouquet

from Ella

March 10

Time for some backyard T-ball

March 11 ...

…. we were wondering if it would snow on the buttercups …

… March 12

Of course it did

"Spring will come and so will happiness. Hold on. Life will get warmer." - Anita Krizzan.

And here, once again using the deck furniture standard of measuring snowfall,

I’d say that’s a good four inches. Or five.

Snow day is a good day for pizza at Mamma Rosa’s with family and friends

Sunshine made for some truly epic icicles

We couldn’t get enough pictures of them knowing they’d be gone by tomorrow

And they were

Donut run

We don’t discriminate when it comes to local tasty pastries

But first, comfort food on a cold snowy evening

March 17

Rock Island State Park is about an hour’s drive from our house

Ready for hiking a trail on this beautiful Spring Break Day

Moi, Holly, Elijah, Neil, and Knox

This was our first visit to Rock Island

I could’ve stood there watching the waterfalls and rapids all day

Let the trek begin

The only difficult part of the hike was being on constant alert

for trip hazards — roots, rocks, and hidden holes on the trail

Neil was in no hurry and brought up the rear. When he and Knox hike, they like to stop

and take in their surroundings. I was too busy trying not to face plant. I did look up now and then.

Holly and Elijah enjoyed time away from work and school

Knox wore an actual St. Patrick’s Day T shirt

I was clueless about the date. My T just happened to be green

It did protect me from unwanted pinches, though

Taking a break down by the river

We all enjoyed our three mile hike but, tired and footsore, were glad to reach the end of the trail

Great Falls Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Caney Fork, straddling the county line between White County and Warren County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the only dam outside the Tennessee River watershed owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Wikipedia

Don’t say I never taught ya nothin'

March 24

First time in more than two years we’ve had the opportunity to target practice

Had to show off my bullseye

I’m consistently inconsistent 

Neil consistently hits the center

March 25

Must be Friday

Micky D’s with Kelly, Knox, and Ella plus special guests Elsa and Anna

Elsa is here for the McFlurry

March 26

We travelled to Greenbrier to meet our 4 month old great nephew and cousin for the first time

He’s a cutie. Ella treated him like a real live baby doll which he seemed okay with

From there we went to visit Shelby at her college and got to see where she lives while she

studies for her degree in marine biology

Enjoyed a yummy meal together at Cheddar's

Holly and Shelby

Mom and daughter don’t get to see each other much these day

Hooray for Face Time though

March 28

March 30

Crabapple blooms

Hope these ferocious winds don’t strip them off the tree

before we’ve had a chance to enjoy them

March 31

Ella had the best time painting characters from the movie Frozen this afternoon

Neil found the paint with water book at Sam’s, and it was a winner.

We had to convince her to leave the book here and save some pages for later

It was a hard sell, but we hit on a compromise to leave the book but take a couple

of pages home to paint.

It’s all good, right?

“Every cold and dark phase ends and hence begins a beautiful phase of warmth and vibrance. Don't believe? Just notice March” 
― Anamika Mishra