warmth!! sunshine!!!

I've really understood this year what it means to live in the midwest....we have had so much snow that I barely even notice anymore. When Lily and I went to TN a few weeks ago, it was 45 degrees, feeling like summer. When we first got out of the car, Lily looks around, and with the biggest smile says, "Its NOT COLD". : ) I hear ya sista....

This saturday mother nature played tricks on us, giving us 70 degree weather before ushering in a major snowstorm today. We joined lots of other parents at the park, wading through the mud (from melting snow) to pretend it wasn't February:




*even though I tried to convince Lily she is too big for the baby swings, she refused and spent most of her time swinging next to a 1 year old..... : )







*rare chance to take a picture without employing 'how to take pictures of a moving subject' knowledge






*making some art for her *husband* Some kids have an imaginary friend, mine has an imaginary husband....








*here Lily shows off her mastery of the Fake Smile To Make Parent Stop Taking Pictures. : )