Saturday, December 27, 2014

the beautiful weather continues

yesterday, daddy went to work and i got to work at home with finding homes for the new toys but we still found some time to brave the mall and pick up a few deals. the kids and i spent some time outside while waiting for daddy since it was another warm and sunny day.

we couldn't believe that we were going to have an even warmer day today - 53! and still sunny! (where we live is the cloudiest place in the country and sunny days this time of year are very rare.) with no plans, we set out on a family walk after lunch. all four kids walked the entire three miles - without complaining! it was that nice out. (manning was carried for about 10 minutes at the half-way point to 'rest').
we stopped for some shoe tying and i thought a group picture was in order. apparently, we were facing the sun. oops. 

blue skies for miles
we were all refueled by some starbucks (coffee for me and daddy and peppermint hot chocolate for the kids) and the half-way point. the kids ran most of the way back! we were all ready for a little snack when we got home so i let the kids eat this 'gingerbread men' we made before christmas. they received rave reviews from the kids. they are made from marshmallows assembled, dipped in water and then a sugar, cinnamon, ginger mix. we were going to decorate them, but i decided it wasn't worth the effort. maybe next year... love.

2 comments:

Witenkling Mommy said...

Glad you're getting to enjoy some blue skies and sunshine before the gray weather sets in for a bit... who knows, maybe it won't. According to Kinley the cold weather has passed and it will not be cold again.

Anonymous said...

I think we've had all your gray skies here!! We did have the sun peak out later in the afternoon. We took Derek & Ashley to Prairie Fire Museum and it was cloudy -- not near as pretty. Afterwards we went to the Plaza and had a nice walk, Italian food and enjoyed the lights. Weather is to get colder but more sun. Yesterday was warm -- didn't need a coat, really.