The snow is nearly all gone! We have made it above freezing temperatures for the last 2 weeks, and the snow disappeared pretty quickly except in north-facing shade. This was the kids helping me chip away at the last ice on the front walk a few weeks ago. I'm sure we'll get some more snow before summer, but I doubt it will stick around long, so the shovels have been retired for now.
The other day it was 43 and sunny, and the kids declared that they wanted a picnic lunch outside! Only in Idaho does that qualify as picnic weather. Haha!
A few days after that, it was above 50 and Owen was "too hot" for his shirt and shoes in the backyard. Guess who else had to follow suit. :)
We are nearly done with Owen's indoor soccer season. We did two sessions of 8 weeks each at 8 am on Saturday mornings, so almost every week from November-March. He loved it and did really well, but we are glad to be done with that for a while. He got pretty good at knowing where the ball would be going, defending the goal, and even scored several times! It's hard to get a good picture of their games, but we do like to kick the ball around at the park too. Their favorite is when Dad kicks the ball up really high and they have to chase after it.
Hadley is still doing gymnastics and loving it, too. In fact, she passed all of the checklist items for her 3-4 year-old class and was moved up to the next level. That's exciting, but the next level is for 5-7 year-olds, and she comes up to the shoulder of the next smallest girl in her new class. (She is below in pink, and the girl to her left is in her class (notice she's on a lower beam)!) Thankfully, she is still enjoying it and is being challenged, and the older girls are sweet, guiding and helping her to figure out what she's supposed to be doing.
Sometimes Owen likes to help her practice at home.
When Dad was out of town last weekend, I took the kids to a 'Build and Grow' workshop at the local big box store. It's a fun and free way for the kids to build something and play with hammers. I'm happy to report that we left with zero injuries and two sweet new monster trucks!
And they had to try out the new riding lawnmowers on the way out. It must be getting close to spring!
I just liked this picture of Hadley making some "stars" out of their fort kit.
The city might be out of snow, but there is still plenty up in the mountains! I got to go with some friends to ski at Grand Targhee, which is on the westside of the Tetons, a couple of weeks ago. It was a gorgeous day! We had perfect views of the Tetons and the valley for miles and miles. I hope my kids will do this with me one day.
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