Sneaking a Picnic

Friday, March 27, 2009

On Tuesday of this week, just an hour before the snow started flying, we snuck in a quick picnic at Willow Park. The weather was lovely (for the moment) so we threw some sandwiches together and hit the park, only briefly stopping to kidnap my dad on the way. (And he came--we were so pleased--he's not the most spontaneous person so we didn't know how the kidnapping would turn out!)

We had a great time. Bethany liked seeing the animals and feeding the ducks, but mostly she just loves to run pell-mell through the park, as fast as her little legs will take her! She also loved the "BIG slide!" and has been talking about it ever since. ("BIG slide,tomorrow?") And right when we were putting away our food, the sky clouded over and the wind blew cold, and snow started falling. I'm so glad we squeezed in a little outdoor time while we could!



Fortunately, we got to bring a little spring inside, too. Dad had just bought some daffodils for a cancer fundraiser thing, and he shared some with me! When we got home, I threw them in some water and they immediately started blooming (pictured on the right). Aren't they beautiful? They've sat on our piano and cheered us up all week with their bright yellowness!