A Much Needed Swim

The kids start asking about when the weather will be nice enough to swim again just a few weeks after Gram and Grumpy's pool closes. While their hot tub is at least a chance to get in the water, it isn't really swim-able, though the kids certainly try. At least a few times a winter we usually make it to some sort of pool or waterpark, but with COVID, everything is closed or too populated.

Auntie Jen found a great option: the gym near her house, geared toward the senior community, rents their pool by the hour. Yesterday, we stopped by her house to have lunch and visit with her new kitty, Monday, then took an early afternoon swim in an olympic sized pool- just us! The kids probably could have stayed the whole afternoon. Luckily for the grown-ups, the water was actually warm, so it was nice to be in the water. At a time where we are just about fed up with quarantine and snow and winter, swimming was just what we needed!

A Sleigh Ride

 

This weekend we are in New Hampshire. Our winter has certainly been less eventful than usual, and the change of scenery was overdue! To add to the excitement of the weekend, Gram and Grumpy reserved a private sleigh ride at a nearby farm. Originally, it was scheduled for Saturday, but rain moved our ride to today. Since the trail was extra muddy and puddly, our "sleigh" ride was actually a wagon ride, but the warmer temperature made the ride very pleasant. We still had two huge, beautiful horses that pulled us through a beautiful snowy woods to a clearing with fire pits and benches where we stopped for a while. We had hot chocolate and s'mores. The boys jumped off anything and everything they could find, while the girls searched for treasure and built fairy houses.

Back at the farm, we visited with some llamas. Zoro was a kisser, and everyone wanted llama kisses.

A Taste of Spring

 

We are anxiously awaiting spring, yet the kids are still excited to play out in the snow every day. We have been making the most of the ice rink and sledding as much as we can.

They were hoping so much for spring, it inspired a Friday night beach-themed dance party.

But then when the weather did suddenly warm up (to 45), and the kids were so excited that after biking in the morning, they insisted in playing out in summer clothes!

Warm weather and rain meant lots of puddles. The boys couldn't help themselves and got soaked in the filthy water. A much needed bath followed.