Fun in the almost Spring sun

The weather is warming, and I feel as though we are coming out of hibernation. While it's still snowing in the night most nights, it's melting during the day, and slowing the ground is thawing. We're even hearing birds, much to Kiki's dismay. She hates chirping birds. She may have gotten that from me. :-) Anyway, we've been heading outside in our shirtsleeves every day this week. I realize how acclimated I've gotten to this weather, when "shirtsleeves" to me means a long sleeve t-shirt, and most likely a jacket. :-) Anyway, here are some pics of this week.

The morning's snow, melting it's way up the mountain.

making mud pies...

Most folks around Wenatchee seem to just send their kids out to play willy-nilly, do things like leave their keys in the ignition all night long and their house unlocked, and generally don't worry too much about any kind of safety or security. It is a very safe town, but I can't quite bring myself to be that relaxed, so if they want to play outside, that means I have to sew outside. At least until we have a fenced backyard. Last summer I sewed a great many things in the garage so the kids could play outside. It's actually quite nice.

Sunshiney snack....

Kiki, outfit prior to playing in the mud...

Kiki, outfit after playing in the mud. Notice the Otter Pop. She was "hot" after riding her bike. The sun may be warm, but the wind is still frigid.

Getting the ball...

Practicing her Kung-fu-ing.

After a while, they wanted to pretend to be in a rodeo. So, one of our coolers became the horse, and they entertained themselves for quite sometime pretending to barrel race, rope cows, and get bucked off of broncos.After a while, Kiki figured she should combine two of her favorite things, and fish from the back of a horse.

While Debris got down with the radio...

Then she got up, and started tire dancing. Her mother is glad it wasn't table dancing, although if she'd thought of it, I'm sure she would have done that too...

Happy Friday!