Though I’m still reaching for my beanie and puffy coat most mornings, the cherry blossoms on the trees tell me that winter is waning! I’m ready – we’ve had our fill of snow and rain and pre-dinner sunsets, but now I’m ready to see our backyard bloom, to enjoy longer days as we settle into Spring. One final winter photo-log…
Cold, schmold! Isaac is happiest when he’s got room to run, so we did lots of bundling up and roaming free. Saturday morning jogs with Dad…
Afternoon trips to the corner patch of grass to kick the soccer ball around…
And some family pickleball when the courts were dry.
We spent a lot of time at Ercolini Park, whiling away the hours till dinner and bedtime.
The playground at Juliette’s school also saw some weekend action. Most of the equipment there is too big for Isaac, but Juliette makes a very good recess monitor.
On the mornings I couldn’t muster the energy for a full playground romp, we took a quick spin around the block to get the wiggles out.
Shane had a standing sans-family pickleball commitment on Sunday afternoons in January and February and the kids and I fell into a routine of walking to Starbucks for steamer cheers, then heading down the hill to Ercolini.
Round 2!
We still find a full sit-down restaurant dinner a little challenging with Sir Isaac, but he’s getting awfully good at late afternoon Happy Hour.
Though Buddy (and Sister) prefer to be out and about, there were still plenty of cozy days at home.
Other miscellaneous highlights include the afternoon Juliette, Nance and I spent watching the UW women’s gymnastics team compete.
Juliette’s school art walk 2023, where she proudly hung her self portrait…
And a quiet Valentines Day at home with my girl while her dad travelled for work. There were new earrings and ice cream sundaes and some serious chick-flicking.
A sleepover with the girls (and baby bro)…
And a lot of jumping rope. Like A LOT of jumping rope – this has become Juliette’s favorite pastime with her buddies and I love watching them double-dutch or work on their latest routine on the back patio.
There was a random end-of-February snow day when we used nearly all the snow in our yard to make a humble little snow man.
And softball season! It’s begun! Juliette has leveled up and is in a league this year where the kids pitch (rather than the coaches), so she’s been working extra-hard on her wind-up.
Spring is most definitely in the air.
