Our annual Spring trip to Great Grandma's

Here are a few shots from our trip North to visit Great Grandma...

We had a lot of fun despite the cool snap (which is good for my ankles!).  The kids rode their bikes.  We saw some beautiful flowers, visited Great Grandpa's grave (and cleaned it), had dinner with my Aunt Karen, and baked a cherry pie, just to name a few.  Then my camera died and we headed south to visit my Aunt Donna and her family.  So glad to see everyone!

More baking!

More baking!  Can you tell I'm pregnant?    :)

On one of the warm days we went for a walk and the children picked dandelions.  When we got home we decided to use 'em up.  So we made dandelion cookies (found the recipe in a free download from Herb Fairies - we do not use their program).  And they turned out alright.  They were super flat and needed something special.  Maybe cardamom next time.  Or fresh vanilla paste?  Worth experimenting for sure.

Baking!

This spring has had chilly moments left over from winter.  On those days we bake!

Here S and I are making a cherry treat.  It's half coffee-cake and half cherry pie.  It turned out pretty good, but I nearly chipped a tooth on the pit I came across!

S has gotten quite silly with her "pictures face".

A week ago...

Last Monday it was April and the sun was shining and the air was hot.  We decided to cool down with a dip in the plastic pool. 

First we scrubbed it, then we filled it.  Then they dumped it.  Oh well, at least it got cleaned for the season and they splashed for a few moments. 

S didn't want her picture taken, she kept running away.  Of course, now it's too cold for this. 

Will Spring ever return???