Our family just got back from our first-ever vacation as a family of five where we flew somewhere. We have taken many road trips, but in my youngest’s almost 10 years of life so far, we have not all flown somewhere together. We went to warm and sunny Florida.

That warm weather and greenery got me to thinking about spring here in Minnesota. Please tell me it is just around the corner!!!! I was pleasantly surprised to see most of our backyard snow was melted when we got back. I’m not quite sure why, but for some reason, it brings me so much joy just to stare into my backyard and see the ground! Although, I suspect some of the joy comes from being able to see the work we have done on our backyard over the last couple years.

When we first moved into our home 5.5 years ago, our backyard was quite uneven. We barely spent any time back there for the first three summers. It was the opposite of our old house where we had a large, flat and shaded backyard where we spent a TON of time. Over the last couple years, we did a number of landscaping projects and now we spend more time in our backyard in the summer than we do in the house.

What does all of this mean? WELL! I’m glad you asked! It means that temperatures are warming up. The snow is going away and the grass and trees will soon be green again. I am booking into mid-May and early June right now for sessions. Please reach out if you want to make sure I reserve a calendar spot for you!