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Spring has arrived, and I think it’s here to stay! Last weekend was glorious, and we thoroughly enjoyed the Minnesota sunshine. Ava has rediscovered her love for bike riding, and was zooming around the neighborhood all day on Sunday. G isn’t quite at the point where he can pedal on his own, but, we’re working on it!

Ava was testing out her friend's hoverboard...and now she wants one of her own!


How many times can you say you've shoveled snow while wearing shorts?



Ava has inherited her dad’s skin, which means they tan very easily, and very rarely burn. I couldn’t believe it when we realized that Ava’s cheeks and shoulders were pink from playing outside last weekend. This may be the first time she’s ever been burned, and boy, she was not happy about it. G and I have fair skin, so burns are a common occurrence for us, no matter how much sunscreen we wear. Ava’s pink cheeks were a great reminder to pull out the ol’ SPF and make sure we’re protected while enjoying the sunny weather!

I worked almost 60 hours this week, so I’m really not sure what else happened around our house in the last seven days. I know Ava had baton class...and G had pop-tarts at daycare one morning for breakfast, but...that’s all I can recall. Haha...sad...

While I was at a movie last night with some neighborhood friends, Scott, Ava, and G had a bonfire and s’mores with our next door neighbors. It was a great night to be outside (or in a movie theater, enjoying a non-animated movie) hanging out with family and friends!

I think this entire post is about the weather, so I might as well wrap it up with comments about how gorgeous it is, right NOW! Blue skies and mid 50’s...so great! We will definitely be enjoying some family time outside today. It’s supposed to be 80 degrees tomorrow! And there’s a fire danger right now...the grass hasn’t greened up yet, so there’s lots of dry stuff on the ground right now. Can't wait to see the flowers start to blossom and have our lilac tree bloom. LOVE this time of year!

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