then you would see all of the FUN things that our family has been up to.... :)  I think that I forgot to mention that we : planted a garden a month and half or so ago.  My husband says that I am a good steward with many things, except.... plants that I buy from the store.  I am notorious for buying them and then leaving them outside to die in their sad, little, root trapped containers.:(  NOT on purpose, of course, but I just never seem to get around to planting them and they die.:(  So, this year, little Miss Full of Herself (me), decided to show my dear husband just how doggone efficient I can be.  The children and I went and picked up two free loads of compost, that involved shovels and 5 gallon buckets in the trunk of our car... an adventure.:):)  And within two days we had all of our tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, cabbage and even some rhubarb planted.:):)  We, I, was so PROUD and then my sweet dh says, "Honey, have you watched the weather this week?"  Ugh, a big ol' cold spell!:(  Guess what, many of my plants died and we lost half of all that we had bought.(despite even covering everything up!)  I guess that I am glad that at least half of it lived!  Well, this week, we harvested some of our first broccoli and I took some pictures with the kids!

We also went to a local strawberry patch and picked about 2 gallons worth of strawberries!  It was fun and something that we look forward to every spring. 

My dh and son went to a Father/Son retreat on Friday and Saturday  and had a BALL!!!  They had to leave early due to a soccer game, but they enjoyed the time that they were there.:)  They were joined by some other bloggers families..I would insert them, but I don't know how.  You know who you are and my family had a ball with your families!

So what kinds of things have your families been up to?  Do any of you have gardens?  If so, what are you growing?  Did you have any kind of late freeze and lose any crops?