Where is Spring??

I write this post on a day where yet again, I woke up to fresh snow on the ground. C’mon, Winter! Give it a rest! The kids and I long to be outside, but this slushy wetness doesn’t make going out very appealing.

We’ve had a few adventures in the last few weeks. The Adventure of Felix with a Marker at Quiet Time! The Adventure Finding Felix’s Artwork in the Elementary School Art Show! Visiting Grandma and her New Knee! The Adventure of Getting Blue Hair! Taking the Kids Curling!

Our biggest adventure was going for a mini-vacation down to Madison over Spring Break. Felix spent the first part of break up in Green Bay, then I collected him on Wednesday, and immediately got ready to go down to Madison on Thursday. The hotel we stayed in had a little waterpark inside, which the kids were raring to get to the minute we checked in. A million thanks to whomever invented Puddle Jumpers for kids. It was a huge relief to know Iris would float if she fell in while no one was watching. And she did get away from us and go down the big slide all by her-little-self. After swimming, we took the kids out to dinner*, then spent the next several hours trying to get them to sleep in the unfamiliar environment*. *I’m not sure if we should do that more to get them used to it, or less because it’s such a pain. 

Friday morning, we got some breakfast then headed to the Vilas Zoo, where we met Cassie. We got there just as the gates opened and the ice that had formed on the trees started thawing and pelting us from above. The kids liked the monkeys, prairie dogs and snakes, but everything else was pretty quiet. The kids were disappointed the carousel wasn’t working and the playground was closed, and Iris got accidentally pushed into a puddle by Felix. (insert head-banging emoticon here). But, with a new pair of pants and a lunch of Indian buffet, things were much better. After quiet time, we went swimming again, this time with Cass while Grandma & Geepa watched. We spent the evening between our two connecting rooms, getting take-out pizza and watching the Badgers’ tourney run die. Alas! The next morning, it was Bloodies and breakfast at Paul’s, and headed back home.

We had a quiet, cold Easter with a lovely brunch. Last weekend, we went to the Kienert Cousin Reunion and the kids started ice skating lessons. Both kids want to play hockey, and according to Nick, are doing pretty well on the ice already. :o)

Felix: 6.5 yrs & Iris: 3.5 yrs