Spring is finally here!

As we were warned, winter in Vermont was long and cold and snowy. It could have been a lot worse-- we had no major snow storms and were never stuck at home more than a day or so. However, now we understand why so many Vermonters are outside all spring and summer. The cold weather definitely makes you appreciate the warm weather so much more! The kids were so excited the second week of April when it finally started getting nice out. It seems as if we replaced the winter coats & gloves with shorts. It's still usually 70's or 80's, but it's pretty hot to us. So we try to get outside a little every day.

The kids got into the sidewalk chalk on the porch for a few days.

Abi has gotten quite good at going down the hill on her own on the car. It scared me at first but she is in a phase where she wants to do everything by herself!

A friend from church offered to take them fishing. They didn't catch anything but they had fun trying something new.

Abi enjoyed running back and forth from the water to the car.

Don't they look picturesque?

And we found a new playground we love. It's at the elementary school, though, so we have to go only when school's out. We enjoyed a picnic the other day.

So now we are really looking forward to summer and this year we will know to soak it in as much as possible, because it doesn't last long before it's cold once again.