Glorious Sunshine

One of the very first things Andrew does when he comes down stairs in the morning is check the weather on my cell phone. This morning he was certain that something was wrong because at 7am it said the temperature was 38 degrees! When I told him it was correct, you would have thought it was the first day of summer the remainder of the day! They didn't want to bring boots and snow pants to school, they didn't fuss at all that they had to walk home from school, they came busting in the door asking if they could play outside, and immediately dropped all their belongings and half on half off winter coats in a heap on the kitchen floor when they got approval. While Nathan was napping, Emily and I had already been out, clearing parts of the driveway that have been covered with ice for weeks that were now slushy from the warmth of the sun. But we were eager to go out again, so we grabbed Nathan this time and headed out. No jackets, no hats or mittens. Only snowboots and sweatshirts. It was chilly, but we were making it clear to winter that we are done with it!! The older two even wanted me to get their bikes down from winter storage! We are SO ready for warmer weather! They pulled out a few of their chairs, the baseball tee, a bat and ball, and a basketball. Nathan went after the baseball gear like he had been waiting all winter to do so. We didn't stay out long....but boy did it feel great!

glorious sunshine.......

I thought he might burst with the excitement of being able to PLAY outside

he didn't stay in one place for more than a few seconds

so we obviously need some instruction on which end of the bat to use...but I thought that for a 19month old, it was pretty impressive that he knew the tee, bat and ball all went together!

takin a seat to rest from all the excitement!

i love how the kids drop what they are doing and go running when daddy comes home

When we had the Blizzard of 2011, Brian's brother in law Rod cleared our driveway with his plow and we had this giant pile of snow at one side of it. Brian had spent several hours one afternoon digging out a path and a "room" in the pile including a tunnel to get into the room. It was shrinking fast today and Andrew decided to start breaking it up...The girls had climbed on top and I asked them to give me their best King of the Mountain poses......

I said...come on...those are sorta whimpy! So I got this!

Andrew made a little window in the pile and everyone wanted a turn peeking thru

It was a good day! I'm going to refer back to this post when I feel like complaining because it's rainy or muddy or too warm. There are parts of every season I love....but winter is for sure my least favorite! My babies were born to play outside, they are at their best when they can...I'm thankful they got to be at their best today!

An exciting opportunity!

I am excited to be a part of Blogging for Books with WaterBrook Multnomah Publishers! They send me a book and in exchange I write a review! So be watching for my first book review to be coming soon!