…every single pair of Jackson’s jeans have a hole worn in them…it’s time for shorts

…i replaced the dried up winter greens in the house with forsythia and pussy willows!

…we burned the last of our hot chocolate candle today..it’s time for something fresh and new!

…we are antsier than ever for the weather to warm up so we can officially tuck the coats, gloves and hats away!

…the atrium is begging for some pots spilling over with flowers. (you mean you didn’t know an atrium can talk?! ours can…unfortunately I am the only one that hears it begging for pots of flowers)

…it’s still light when Seth comes home! Bring on the evening walks!

This new season brings us closer to our upcoming move which means I need to get in gear with sorting through and getting rid of things we don’t need. We will be downsizing on space and I want to take only the necessities!  We are getting into that funny time when everyone knows we are leaving soon and that is all they want to talk about. Most people assume we are already on our way out and our friends back home know we are coming back. It is hard feeling some days like we are neither here nor there. Fortunately we have some time left here to enjoy the friendships we have here and to Swiss spring and part of the summer before we have to brace for going back to fix up our home!

You may have seen my little bit on Spring over at World Moms Blog earlier this week. We are ready for it!

“No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow” -Proverb

Happy Friday, y’all! Only 11 hours until date night here in Switzerland!! We can make it!

Week before last was Fastnacht in Bern. It is Carnaval season all over Europe right now. Everyone is dressing up, throwing confetti and hoping that winter will move on out and bring in Spring. the boys and I went downtown with our friends for an afternoon of confetti, music, crowds of people and warm, welcoming sunshine at the children’s parade. Jackson wanted nothing else than to be superman and Owen was just happy to be along for the ride, refusing any fuss of a hat or bells!

Turns out the festivities did little to scare away winter. We had a beautiful week last week but we are back to snow and rain today! No fun! Out comes the hot chocolate again as we hunker down and wait for the beautiful weather to return.