Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Spring is on the way!!

Ok, so technically it has been "spring" for almost a month, but living in Alaska makes me forget that. Our snow is FINALLY melting and we have been really enjoying the beautiful sunshine lately!

As the snow melts it uncovers garbage and debris that has been buried all winter. We have been making an effort to clean up the yard a little bit each day in hopes that it'll be lush, green, and beautiful in no time! Last week Lucas collected fallen pine cones from the snow and placed them into his little green wheel barrel that he loves so much.

He then got ahold of some of daddy's power tools and went to town making holes in the snow. Or should I say mushy ice?

In just a week the snow melted significantly and we spend the evening last night riding bikes down our street! I was so proud of little man- he caught on so fast! Last year he wasn't quite big enough nor did he really have the leg strength to pedal his tricycle. This year, he was on a roll! And it only took a few tries to get him going.

Our snow remains longer than most because we are quite a ways up the mountain. Unfortunately, this also means we get the snow first, too. But that's ok. It's almost melted now and that's what counts. We've enjoyed lots of yard time and even took a nice little family stroll around the neighborhood a few nights back. I am so excited for summer!! Can you tell?!

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