The end of March always seems like a surly toddler to me, trying to resist going to his nap and insist he doesn't need one, even though it's clear to everyone else that a nap is exactly what he does need. March hangs onto winter long past the time it makes any sense. We're ready for Spring. The trees are ready for Spring. Even the bulbs are ready for Spring, but March insists on having a few more snowstorms just to show you that it can.
Well. I don't mind March snow, just as I don't mind toddlers trying to stay awake through their naps much, anymore, and for much the same reason—I know it will be over soon enough. And we need the water, after all, don't we? So I've rather enjoyed the back-and-forth spring and snow this year.
Now ask me if I'm accepting my children's season changes just as gracefully?
A snow-covered stop sign
Chocolates made almost entirely by Goldie (with only dipping help from me)
The best picture ever, drawn by Ziggy
A collection of purple things and people
Clementine is starting to fit the girls' old dress-ups?!?!
Daisy squeezed into this dress so they could match!
Fun park in Pleasant Grove. The kids all loved the tire swing, and I didn't even spin them very fast, but after a while Ziggy got very pale and said he felt sick. No throwing up, thank goodness!
Pretending to be birdies…just like Malachi used to
Goldie's puzzle-doing spree
Reading together
Twirly
More matching
…and still MORE matching! This time with…a marker. She came up excitedly calling, "Look! Match!" and I saw that she did indeed match…white on top and black below!
And two yellow bunnies.
Snuggling Nutmeg
Tiniest, cutest baby bunnies at Thanksgiving Point
I don't know why this bunny thinks he goes in the food bowl
Climbing up some leaves
A pile of fur
Chicks
More chicks
Tiny!
Butterfly dress
My little shopping helper. He is at the age where he always asks to come to the store with me, and I love it. I love getting a chance to talk with him and catch a glimpse of all the interesting thoughts going through his head!
We took an overnight trip up to Logan because some of the kids had a children's choir festival at USU. The four choir kids (Daisy, Junie, Goldie, Teddy) stayed in a hotel with the choir, and the rest of us got a tiny rental house for the evening. We didn't have anything planned to do except I was hoping to see my favorite friend Nancy, and we DID get to drop by and see her, AND her wonderful children who gave me smiles and hugs and made me feel so welcome, AND even her goats! So that was the highlight of my month for sure. For some reason I did not take a single picture, though :(
Malachi came with us (I was afraid he'd be too busy, but he got work off and we were so happy to have him!) and caught up on some sleep during the drive.
Clementine did too.
There was a little snowstorm in the night and we woke up to an inch of two of snow! Very pretty! The little boys made tiny snowmen.
We visited the USU Chocolate "factory" (store? lab?) while we waited for the choir kids on Saturday. Fun.
And we spent a few hours at the cute North Logan library, where they have a slide!
And these cool space-saving bookshelves that move apart and together depending on which row you need to access!
The choir was very good, as Miss Asay's choirs always are! The best of the multiple children's choirs who sang, we thought. :)
And Clementine was very happy to see Junie and her other sisters afterwards! She misses them so much when they are gone!
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