Friday, April 4, 2014

Fun in MN

We were in MN for nearly a week while Matt had spring break.  The weather on Sat. and Sun. was amazing - I think it got up to 54 on Sunday.  The kids had a great time playing outside.  We tried to capitalize on the nice weather and space to run around, knowing we still had 4 feet of snow at home.

Clare would jump on a tramp all day if she could.

Playing in the puddles.

Karl was a little bored walking around until Grandma brought out this ride-on toy.

Karl's first ice cream cone.  He liked it much more than he's letting on.

This little guy sure knows how to throw a good tantrum when things don't go his way.

Clare was so excited when Grandma made caramel corn, even more excited when she got to snitch some before lunch.

Karl loves books, especially if they have cars and trucks in them.

Listening to the dishwasher running.  I love how you can see his smiling reflection.

We drove back on Thursday and it's a good thing we did.  We had clear roads the whole way and beat the winter storm that was coming Thursday night.  I ran out and did a quick grocery trip in the calm before the storm.  I was glad I did: by morning we had a good 8 inches of heavy, wet snow on our deck and in our driveway.  Most things in the area that can be cancelled are cancelled for today and I'm so glad I don't have to go anywhere! 

*Sigh* Back to winter: 

Yep, that's our clothesline just barely above the snow.  It's a bit depressing thinking about how MUCH snow has to melt before our yard is clear again.  But in the meantime I admit that it IS beautiful and now I won't have to worry about Molly tracking mud in the house for at least another week. 

I would probably be more upset about all this new snow except I have several projects to complete before the nice weather hits and I won't want to be indoors.  I need to finish the backing and then quilt the full size quilt I'm making for our bed, put together a baby quilt that I have almost all the blocks sewn for, make a couple more pairs of cloth baby shoes, and sew myself a new purse/bag.  Maybe by the time I'm done with all of those things, the snow will be melting and it will actually feel like spring. 

1 comment:

HollyMarie said...

So glad you had a wonderful time in MN! Looks like fun. :) I love the pic of Karl listening to the dishwasher. I know what you mean about not feeling bad about the weather when you have projects to complete; I am on a mission to paint the kids' bedrooms before our snow melts. Once it's gone, who will want to be indoors??