Thursday, February 17, 2011

A Taste of Spring!

What a GORGEOUS day! The kind that makes you want to abandon all house work and obligations and head to the park. So we did. Picked the little miss up from school, packed us a picnic lunch, threw her tricycle in the trunk, and off we went.
The park was just beautiful today. Snow on the ground in some places, but bare (or green!) in others. Almost a 60 degrees today. VERY unusual for Feb in PA! We LOVE, LOVE, LOVED it!
Ruby enjoying the swings. She can actually reach then now and get on herself.
So weird to have it warm out yet be able to play in snow. Ruby liked touching it, making hand prints, and writing her name in the snow with her finger.
Silly miss showing me her stretches from yoga class today.
Is this a gorgeous view or what? The lake looked so pretty lined with geese and seagulls. 
 And these are my favorite below. She had so much fun. Just being a kid doing silly simple things.
Touching the snow with her bare hands.
Throwing it up in the air.
Again and again.
Even putting it on her head.
Rubes found what was obviously the coolest stick ever. It had to come home with us.  She then came across this big puddle. I could tell she wanted to jump in it but was doing the "right thing". So I just laughed and said "ya know what, Rubes? Go jump in! It's ok if you get a little wet". (Heck, we were already muddy so who cared?) She was a bit hesitant, but in she went...

Such a fun day! 

4 comments:

Jessica said...

That lake is beautiful. I love the shadows on it. Team used to be hesitant about puddles, now he jumps, whether I want him to or not!

PS - How funny about Ruby and her stick. Things like that always make me wonder why we have toys!

Maci Miller said...

So true, Jess! Sometimes she has more fun finding sticks or making a "rock" out of snow. Gotta have some indoor entertainment, though, too!

Nichole and Craig said...

I love the video. Jaxin was watching it too and now wants to go swimming. What was in the puddle?

Maci Miller said...

LOL, Nicole! First Ruby said bug, then snake. I think it might have been an earthworm. Haha...that sure got her out of the mud fast!