Jessica's Journal

Wild turkeys everywhere. There goes the neighborhood.

It will be gone soon enough. For now, I’ll just capture its beauty.

Joshua had his last two hockey practices this weekend, which included a game today. Everyone gets a trophy for participating and my little guy was very excited. I feel like he deserves it, too. He went from pushing around a milk crate to playing games in about five months. He had such a blast today

Saturday was one of those days where Winter meets Spring, and we were able to enjoy the good things they both have to offer. The temps were near 60F, but we still have snow in the yard. That meant we could go from bike riding to sledding, and without having to bundle up (I think

A slightly different view than the one from back in January.

Joshua was blessed (cursed?) with thick hair like mine. Although his is straight, it can be as unruly as my curly hair at times, particularly in the morning. Bed heads in da house. To combat the monster cowlicks, Joshua asked for a spray bottle filled with water and a comb, and he fixes his hair

Things are starting to thaw out around here — slowly in the woods, but surely. It looks like Spring may be on its way. (And please don’t hurt me if I’ve jinxed it.)

We Irish Americans just love to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Often, it’s all about the drinking, but the dressing up is fun, too. Joshua got all dressed up in his garb today and marched with his class in their parade. There were headbands, hats, shakers, flags… it was like a kids’ Mardi Gras. It was