A Little Spring in our Snowy Steps

We are all SO ready for spring to spring! The snow is kind of fun this time of year because the cold isn't so biting or unmerciful, so you can at least play in it if you choose, but the hint of spring in the air is enough to drive me outdoors on more than one occasion. Of course, once I am out there for a few minutes, I've got my head back on straight with the chilling fact that winter is still here!

Well winter or not, we are starting to do 'springly' things! We decided that it would be fun to walk to the river as a family. It was a beautiful morning and we all enjoyed the outing as you can see from the photos below...

Here the kids wait for their slow parents sitting
on top a hill enjoying the view.

Couldn't resist this picture. The lighting made the
gravel look so pretty and colorful! How amazing it
is to find such a variety of color in the ordinary
rocks on our roads!!!

The morning scenery was beautiful too!

Now, for the excitement! As Chad and I were walking back up the hill to the car the kids, who were always ahead of us, had gone around a bend so we couldn't see them anymore. As we rounded that bend we didn't have time to even register that we couldn't see them before to our right a pile of excited arms were swinging snowballs at us!

Here they are - some are still hiding behind the hill...

And the snowballs fly!

Well, those snowballs were mostly off target but we had to call it quits when the warmth of the day turned a portion of them to ice balls. It was a short snow ball fight, but fun.

That was a good sized walk which tuckered out a good portion of us! What a joy it was to spend that time together just enjoying the wonderful weather and the scenery. Even without the green growing things it was an absolutely beautiful setting. We are so blessed to be surrounded by such beautiful things!