after all these days of temperatures in the 30s or lower, today was going to reach 50. and sunny! (sun is super rare in this part of the country - especially in december.) we thought it was a great day for a walk. we have not gotten to take many this year. unfortunately. so we were all pretty excited. well, except for manning who screamed for about a mile of our walk. he walked at first but much too slowly. we were taking the walk to get lunch so we needed to pick up the pace a little - he did not want to.
after a yummy lunch we splurged on some hot chocolate and apple cider (and a coffee for daddy) from starbucks to warm us on our walk back. it was a little cold on our way there but the sun was shining and it was warm enough to remove our coats. but we still enjoyed our hot beverages throughly. madelyn and mason both agreed that madelyn was missing out by opting for hot chocolate instead of apple cider. we had ordered two venti sized orders to share. we dumped the big boys' water out and filled their sippy cups with their beverage of choice. madelyn was allowed to drink her hot chocolate from the starbucks cup. i wish i had brought my camera. she was quite the sight in her puffy jacket with the 'fur' lined hood, sparkle headband, large pink sunglasses and venti starbucks cup. we passed another family and one of the kids were telling their father in disbelief that "she was really drinking a coffee!"
it was such a wonderful walk! there was very little whining other than the 'littles' the whole three miles. such a surprise blessing of warmth this winter and even better on a day where daddy was home too! we can't wait to be able to do more of this next year! love.
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Sounds like a great time! 50's are cold here!! Glad you got to see some sun and enjoy the day together as a family. Would have loved to see Maddie's outfit. She is so creative!
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