What happened to Spring????

Today we woke up to cold overcast skys. Ahren, figuring it would warm up, left for the bus in shorts and no coat. Then around 7:45 am it started to snow!
Try explaining to a 4-year-old that it isn't winter when it is snowing like it's December. Tori is ready for another Christmas.
Last week we were playing in the backyard with frisbees and soccer balls. Today the daffodils look quite dejected, as if disapointed that they managed to bloom before the weather had figured out which season it prefers. I was hoping to till the garden spot tomorrow and maybe plant some peas when the kids got home. I refuse to give up hope, but the snow is starting to stick.

He is Risen Indeed

Happy Easter

Hope everyone had a great Easter. We spent the morning at church enjoying worship and fellowship with friends. Then we headed home to enjoy a ham dinner with all the fixens. My Aunt and Uncle came for a quick visit and dinner. We had a wonderful time. Nora found ALL the eggs (Ahren made sure to count), and the bunny was pretty generous this year. The kids both have enough chocolate to last a couple of months, so they won't even miss the few bites I am sure to pilfer.
We enter Easter Tide once again fully aware of the gift of Jesus Christ with renewed spirit. Next week Ahren will be confirmed in the United Methodist Church. He has one more class to take, and is really excited about making this commitment. We are so proud of him, so look for a posting about that soon.

Gooooaaaaal!

Nora and the rest of the Bears had their first soccer game on Saturday. In this league they don't keep score, but both teams had a good number of goals. Even our Bug, who had never played a real game before, scored her first goal. She also earned a "best defender" sticker from her coach. There are no goalies for this age group, but the kids take turns defending the goal from just outside the box. Nora did a great job. We were so proud of her. She stayed engaged in the game, and when she accidently kicked the ball in an opponent's face, she stopped playing to go check to see if he was OK. Most of the kids are younger than Nora, but size wise she fits right in. As you can see from the picture below, snack is very popular at half-time.

A day with the ducks

Ok, it wasnt' a whole day. More like an hour - maybe. Last week when grandma and grandpa were here they took everyone to the park to feed the ducks. It was COLD and windy, so there wasn't a lot of playing around. Ahren did take time to teach at least one duck to jump for it's dinner.
I had my day care kids so I didn't go on this outing, but I was told all about the event. Evidently soon after this picture was shot all of the ducks decided it was time to head to the pond, at the same time. Nora said it was scary, Ahren thought it was pretty cool, Ed said he went between having "the Birds" flashbacks and just hoping none of them needed to poop.


When I was a kid I can remember there being about 12-20 ducks in this pond. Just enough to feed, but not enough to keep us from swimming in it. Now there are hundreds of them and the water is murky and kind of green. This day it was so cold no one would have considered getting in the water anyway.
The kids had a great time and came home wanting hot chocolate. Which grandpa and grandma ran to the store and got for them, with extra marshmallows, of course!