This is Spring

Today’s high is expected to be 34, this meant light coats for the kids today. It is currently snowing, it has snowed everyday since the first day of spring- including the 14″ we got the day before spring officially began. Unfortunately another round of colds has kept the kids from enjoying the freshly fallen white stuff and the adults from enjoying the new powder on the slopes, oh well. It is making seed selections and indoor plantings hard to reconcile in my head, so I’m writing a blog post instead (as you all hope for more snow for us to get more ramblings from me I’m sure!).
For those of you in Pennsylvania- sorry we haven’t seen you- we’ve been plagued with illness I haven’t been willing to spread or subject the kids to travel when they really need rest. That said we are hoping to make it central PA in April. In the meantime here are some of the highlights:

A mid winter trip to Lancaster to see Kelsey’s grandmother and cousins included a trip a children’s museum and a pool party playdate at the hotel, as well as dinner with extended family we see too infrequently.

Rayleigh is still asking if she can play with her cousins from the pool on a regular basis, a sad request as they just moved  to New Mexico for new jobs.

Cousins in the Pool
Cousins in the Pool

We’ve been doing plenty of crafts as the weather has been cold and the kids haven’t been feeling well enough to brave the elements.  We made Gak!  That was a big hit with the kids and a BIG mess for Kelsey.

Rayleigh playing with Gak!
Rayleigh playing with Gak!
Toilet paper tube flower craft
Toilet paper tube flower craft

Dillon is even starting to get in on the craft activities.

Dillon with a crayon
Dillon with a crayon

A bit early on the season perhaps but we made them anyway- Rainsticks

Eily & Rayleigh painting their rainsticks.
Eily & Rayleigh painting their rainsticks.

But its can’t always be craft time (well unless you ask Rayleigh!).  We do have to make sure other things get done.  Like the cooking… making homemade pasta for dinner,

Eily & Rayleigh making pasta.
Eily & Rayleigh making pasta.

and doing assembly line ‘ants on a log’ work.

Making Ants on a Log.
Making Ants on a Log.

Also, the shopping has to be done- we tried letting Dillon do it- but typical man thing- he only wanted Lobster!

Dillon shopping for Lobster.
Dillon shopping for Lobster.

There are records to record in the living room studio.

Rayleigh singing Karaoke.
Rayleigh singing Karaoke.

And fish to catch.

Fishing for the big one!
Fishing for the big one!

But when the hard work is over we are able to relax and have a family movie night.

Girls during movie night.
Girls during movie night.

We hope everyone is getting into the spring spirit, we however are still embracing winter’s snow and may try to go sledding/skiing this weekend.

One response to “This is Spring

  1. I’m also struggling with getting seeds started inside – we are having too many cold nights and not enough sun – this weekend is planting time! Love the pics – thanks for sharing.

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