Spring has Almost Sprung

It is May 1st and there is still snow on the ground.

Not a lot,

but it is still there.

Thankfully most of it has melted and we can see the playground again.

It was even clear enough to visit with Nana last week.

We told Piper that we could take her there for a half an hour before lunch.

That was a hard promise to keep!!!

The snow was gone,

but that wind was COLD!

Piper was running around having a blast,

while Mom and I put our hood up and our hands in our pockets

to try to keep warm.

I remember looking at my watch and said, "25 minutes to go".

What seemed like 20 minutes later,

I checked my watch again.

"23 minutes to go"!

My mother gasped and said,

"that was only TWO minutes"?

Yes.

We were cold.

But we stuck it out for the pretty little girl in pink

who never seems to feel the cold 

when there is fun to be had.

I've never yet heard her complain about it.

Yet there was one day that Mom and Diane had her outside playing

just before Elliotte was born.

They were outside for a long time

and Piper keep asking to stay out longer.

When they finally went inside,

Piper's little hands were so cold that they hurt to wash when put in warm water.

It must be her Northern blood!!!

xo

xo

Not caring about the cold wind.
Just having fun!!

Look!
Mommy can fit down the slide again!

A slide race!!!

Piper is particularly happy here because she won the race!!

If your fingers haven't frozen already,
please catch me Nana!

She's gets distracted very easily.
While crawling through the tunnel,
I guess she decided that she needed to play with a rock. 

Good old fashioned fun.
She played with this stick for longer than she played with the playground!!

It's funny.

While watching Piper beg me to have races down the slide with her and then play with a stick, I started to feel bad for her to be playing by herself. I actually had a moment when I thought, "gee, she really needs a sibling to play with". Then it hit me. Honestly!! I think it was truly the very first moment that it really hit home that she DOES have a sibling. She has a beautiful little sister at home who will be big enough to play on this playground with her next summer! It was a wonderful (yet a little overdue) moment for me!!!!!!!