Photo of the Week - April 17, 2009

Seeing that the nice weather came in abundance this week, I had the camera out a lot. So, when it came time to choose the phot of the week, I couldn't decide, so I chose a favorite shot of each of the kids.

What is that I see?

No matter what the temp, spring IS on the way!

The Joy of 2

We are having a "heat wave" here. Temperatures are into the 40s and the snow is finally beginning to melt. Last night after dinner, we decided to go for a walk. Rich rolled his eyes when I pulled out Kyra's new springtime boots. How was I to resist these adorable pink butterfly boots from Target? Besides, Kyra loved them even BEFORE she knew what fun they would be! She could not believe we would readily allow her to stomp through the puddles. She got a little carried away and actually fell down a couple of times to which she said "Wow! That's really cold!" and "Hey! I'm all wet!" Still, the walk was way more fun than it was traumatic because she was asking me to go for a walk with her boots as soon as I set foot in the door this morning.

It's moments like these that help me to realize that even though being a mom of a terrible-two-year-old can be frustrating and exhausting at times, experiencing my darling curly-top taking her first pre-spring rainy romp makes it all worthwhile.

Now, where can I find me a pair of those boots in my size?

What IS that?

Could it possibly be? This morning as I was driving back from the gym, I happened to notice that the 4-foot snow banks along the parkways are starting to recede and lo and behold you can see actual GRASS!!! Now, said grass is still smushed, mashed and muddy brown, but it is a start. I am keeping my eyes peeled for the first robin! C'mon spring!

Tackle It Tuesday

Since I never "updated" last Tuesday, I will have to tell you that my grand ribbon organization project is still under construction. I just didn't like the way it turned out and to tell you the truth, if I were to have photographed it, you wouldn't have been able to tell that I had done any organizing at all.

With that being said, I am moving out of my scraproom this week to a more "manageable" project of the front foyer closet. Since we haven't had snow in two weeks, I am thinking we may actually be entering into spring. Thus, it is time to go through the coat closet and move the winter coats/hats/mittens/boots into storage in the basement and make this closet look at least a little more organized.

So, here is my "before":

and now here is my after - I so enjoy when an organizing project gets completed. I should do a Tackle It every day!

How do you explain this to a 17 month old?

Yesterday we were blessed with an absolutely gorgeous day for March in Wisconsin. It was bright and sunny with temperatures in the upper 70s. We spent a good majority of our day outside checking out the community park and then going for walks around the neighborhood. Kyra even decided that it would be a good idea to see what dirt tastes like.

What a difference a day makes! The wind is really blowing hard and it is cool and grey. Now, I am thankful it isn't the freezing weather that we've had for the past few months, but I feel so teased! Kyra keeps standing by the doors waiting to go outside. Spring fever has officially hit our house!