spring has FINALLY sprung!

yesterday was our first adventure outside since winter started, so of course that means this was alice's first time outside for more than just a few minutes! she seemed to like the sunshine and all that was going on around her, but she was most impressed with the trees. she was totally hypnotized by them!



not only did we get a chance to be outdoors, but alice also went to the park for the first time ever. there were a ton of kids out as you can imagine so she didn't get a chance to swing. she didn't seem to mind though b/c she's such a nosy little girl! she loves to watch all the kids play!



here's my nephew augie climbing the "hot dogs". they just redid this park by my in-law's house so the kids had a lot of fun exploring all the new toys.



and here is amanda the ham. i can't tell you how many times she went down that slide screaming "CHEESE!" she, like most kids, loves to have her picture taken. now with digital cameras that also means you get to hear "i wanna see!" after every shot!



another treat for us yesterday was that we finally got to meet baby james! my SIL had a baby in early february and our paths finally crossed on sunday. he's such a little peanut it's hard for me to imagine alice was ever that small!



all in all a pretty fun day. if nothing else it was certainly nice to be out in the fresh air. today was just as nice, maybe a bit nicer even. let's hope it stays this way for the rest of the week.