Babies and purple Jacarandas

In the spring, Ben was telling the kids that our new baby would be coming when the Jacarandas bloom. The Jacaranda is an otherwise boring tree, but come May, it suddenly turns into this gorgeous purple wonder. Our neighborhood is lined with them, so it looks pretty spectacular. Hey, it's really the only sign of spring we get around here. So here's Lucy, about one month old, in front of the Jacaranda trees.