Finally! Sunshine!

Today we spent over an hour traipsing around the woods at River Bend Nature Center. It was FANTASTIC to be outside!!! Sunshine!! Warm weather! (What is it, like 50° or something?) Oh how I needed that. How the kids needed it. Outside air. Thank you Lord, for seasons that change and bring us warm sunny skies. And the hope of GREEN. There were only little hints, green moss, a little grass poking through dead leaves, but its the sign that spring is on the way. Yaay!!! (Can you tell I REALLY enjoyed myself?)


P.S. I looked up the definition of "traipse" to make sure its a real word before I used it. And here's what I found:
   1. To walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal. (We certainly were aimless. There really was no goal.)
   2. To walk over; tramp. (Yep, lots of that.)
   3. A tiring walk. (Definitely. Also, the kids were starving by the time we got back to the car.)

So "traipsing" really was the perfect word to describe our afternoon adventure!

King of the Castle!!! And Princess too

Baby in his cozy carrier

"CHARGE!!!" The warrier cry, with the walking sticks swords held high