Spring has Arrived (or at least the tulips have emerged)

The weather has been absolutely beautiful here the past few days!  The kids are so happy to be playing outside without their cumbersome winter clothing.  And the tulips we planted as part of Journey North's Tulip Test Garden project have started to emerge.

We have been keeping an eye on the area where we planted the bulbs in the fall for the past couple of weeks, and on Friday Madeline noticed that 5 of the bulbs have sprouted.  Today she counted 8!  Their arrival was evidently a signal to Madeline that it is time to get ready to plant our garden.  She spent a long time Friday afternoon clearing the leaves and debris out of the garden.  We are now ready to plant some lettuce (and maybe some spinach if I can find some seeds).