Blue Bonnets 2017

I have lived a lot of places in my life, however this is my first time living in Texas. Texas is a place all it's own, with all kinds of traditions and routines that are completely foreign to a non-native Texan. Did you know Texas has its own pledge? And that children say it along with the US Pledge of Allegiance every day to start school? Did you know that the world's tallest war hero statue is of Sam Houston (or even more basic, who Sam Houston is)? I knew none of those things. Nor did I know about the blue bonnets. 

These lovely little flowers pop out of the ground in brilliant fields every April. There are areas of parks that are preserved specifically for blue bonnets, no mowing, picking or walking on these areas in hope that the beautiful purple/blue flowers will grow. Chances are, if you're looking at a stock image, serene photo of a Texas landscape, you're looking at blue bonnets. 

The littlest member of our family is juuuuuust starting to sit up on his own. So this picture has a cautious mom-hand coming in case he tips over, and the remainder of his photo shoot is taken in the safety of laying down.

Blue bonnets aren't the only fun thing about spring - there's also building leg strength:

learning new skills:

and hanging out with friends:

The blue bonnets also remind us that there is a beauty to the Texas landscape and that we had better get out and enjoy it before the inevitable heat stomps in.