Wordless Wednesday

(b/c I think this is my favorite new feature of picasa)
And the kids are mighty cute too!!!

Family Night

February 20, 2012

We didn't get around to spending Family Day all together, so when we were all united again, we headed out together to Port Stanley. It was chilly, but the sun was just setting and it was beautiful!

    There was some ice/snow on the lake, but probably very little compared to most years.

 The boys had fun venturing out there (a little too far/risky for my liking). I can just imagine them hitting a weak spot out there and falling through.  We called them back:)

 I think I have five pictures of this particular shot, and on each one, a different person has a strange/peculiar look on their face . . . this was the best one.

So that was our ending to our Family Day weekend. The beach is always a great place to visit and we have lots of beach memories - in hot, cold and inbetween weather . . . though I tend to like the visits a little shorter in sub-zero temperatures.

 
What a mighty God we serve!





A March Break to Remember!

And because if I don't get this onto the blog real soon, I am not likely to recall just how fabulous and extraordinary this years March Break really was!

I didn't have a lot planned for March Break, but I did have some ideas if we were to be cooped up inside for too many days.  But I didn't need to use any of those ideas. It was great to just spend time at home - b/c the weather was just so ideal. We all spent a large portion of each day out doors. 

Lots of springtime fun was "pulled out" - ripsticks, basketballs, baseballs,bats and gloves, sandbox toys etc.The bikes were readied for riding and lots of time spent on them.

Shorts and t-shirts were the thing to wear - for all of us!!

 . . . when they weren't in their bathing suits that is!  This one still baffles me.  I can remember March Breaks from my childhood when it would get up to 8 degrees celsius or so and we'd pull out our shorts and think it was just SO hot.  I remember March Breaks when we would head out to the woods and come back wet, b/c we thought it was hot enough to swim in the shallow water on the other side of the pond.  But I don't ever remember a March break as hot as this one - except last year - and that doesn't count b/c we were in Florida!!  (but temperatures were almost comparable!)

When the kids first asked to go in the sprinkler, I didn't think it was perhaps the best idea and I pushed them off until "after lunch."  And then, since they were convinced they would melt if they didn't get wet, I allowed them. 

The most remarkable thing for me is that they didn't do this for three minutes and then give up. The first time (and there were quite a few times over two days), they were jumping on that trampoline with the sprinkler under it for over 45 minutes!!  And the water was freezing!!  Brrr. I watched from the deck and just enjoyed this very unusual Mid-March activity.

 I guess I should record just what the temperatures were . . . or I will forget or not believe it when I look back at this 5, 10, or 15 years from now!  Each day was low to mid twenties - getting as high as 26, 27degrees celsius . . . and it lasted for pretty much two weeks!  Lots of records broken!

I have just been loving this warm spell - even though I knew it would cool down eventually (and it did today).  I find weather very inspiring and it was great to get outside and do some yard work.  I also got a lot of inside things done too which I credit to the inspiration of the weather as well.

What I love about Spring:

• warm, sunny days
• flowers/bulbs showing poking through the dirt
• open windows (and I even got around to washing them all!)
• open doors (and I must add that all winter long, the kids seemed to run in and outside without shutting the door, and now that I want my door open - they shut it every time!!  Remarkable.)
• birds singing as I wake up
• being outside after a long winter
• the house stays neater b/c the kids aren't in it as much
• going for walks
• mowing the lawn (and I got to do it once already!)
• green grass
• coffee on the deck
• reading a good book on my lawnchair
• campfires and marshmallows/smores (had one already)
• the urge to clean (I think I like this one . . . )
• bare feet
• longer, lighter days
• laundry on the line!!!! (one of my favorites)
• serving/eating lunch and supper outside! (even with the mosquitos?!)
• probably lots more. I love the first warm spring days!

What I don't miss about winter:

• snow (even though we hardly had any)
• getting into a COLD van every morning to get the boys to the bus stop
• being inside more than outside
• layers of clothes/coats/boots/mittens/hats
• probably lots more.  I like winter for a tiny while, but I certainly prefer the other three months!

I have a few winter posts that I should get up before I miss them completely, but Kev says I've been sitting in front of a screen long enough for today.