March

March was long and dark. With lots of snow. There were some photos though, unlike February :)  Did I mention it's been a long winter? I long for sun and clear sidewalks so I can push my cadillac stroller again. 

We went to Stockholm, WI for a long weekend over Daniel's spring break. The drive along the river and in the country was very beautiful. We stopped at the Hope Academy Farm School on the way, it was very nice to see how well-run that is, and how happy the teenage boys are there. Lukas liked the chickens and the ride in the big truck with Mr. Norman. Stockholm town was cold and quiet, but very nice for walking.  The shore of Lake Pepin was also beautiful and very nice for walking. We spent the day in Red Wing on the way back, here Lukas is in front of the giant boot at the Red Wing shoe shop:

The attempts at a 10 month photo:

Trying to capture the thighs:

(not to neglect this one, who is also very cute :)

Play-dough is a nice indoor winter activity. It mostly consists of the 3 yr old asking for a certain animal, the Mama looking up a picture on the internet and then forming as well as possible, then the 3 yr old disappearing for hours pretending with the new animals. Mama is allowed to join in the play, but more so in the way. Can you tell what these are?

The felt board has been another winter highlight. For Christmas we had some excellent standing felt nativity friends, and this was my attempt to make Easter just as exciting. It worked! He loves to play with them and tell stories with them, and constantly has requests for more people and props. Papa made a very nice palm branch for Palm Sunday that doubles as a tree.

Ah, washing the toys. I'm very glad to do it myself, but he was eager to jump in. A child who washes his own toys and enjoys it. Isn't God kind to me?