Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
Spring has Sprung!

In the span of one month, we've gone from this:

to this:

It has been unusually warm here over the past week. Our average daily temperature at this time of year is typically in the mid-teens (Celsius). This weekend, our outdoor thermometer was reading more than 29 degrees Celsius (85 degrees Fahrenheit):

The girls have gone from snowpants, boots, and mittens to shorts, sneakers, and tee-shirts in the matter of 7 days:

They managed to find a small patch of snow in the farthest corner of our backyard:

and had a great time playing in the snow wearing their summer clothes!:


We're enjoying this wonderful weather while we get it and hoping that Mother Nature doesn't have some more winter-like nastiness in store for us!