Ah, summertime

It's pretty much at this time of year - at the exact oppposite of the peak of summer - that we long for those lazy hazy days. I've been gathering info on summer camp options for Princess daughter, so it's caused me to think about it a little more, I guess. That, and the 12 degrees we woke up to this morning. Here in the middle of the country, we start to get tired of all this cold by Valentine's Day. Of course, I need a few more months before I'm confident enough to shed the sweaters for the swimsuit, so maybe summer's coming is just in time...

The funniest kid story I've heard lately

My sporty nephew, Princess daughter, and state-qualified gymnast niece on a warmer occasion.

My 6-year-old sporty nephew and his state-qualified gymnast sister were recently housebound by ice and snow. On the third day home from school, my sister-in-law was going a little crazy and told them to go outside and play. When sporty nephew complained, asking what they would do outside, his mom said "Well, you could build a fort or look for animal tracks in the snow (they live at the edge of woods). Or you could get a stick and knock icicles off the tree branches." To which he disdainfully replied "That may have been fun in the 1990s, but that's not what we do for fun today."

Taste of spring

We've been getting a few warm days lately in the middle of what's turned out to be a pretty cold, but snowless winter. We must have used our snow quota last winter. Anyway, it's brought the kids outside again. On a recent day, Princess daughter and some neighborhood friends couldn't resist a little chalk face painting.

Cinderella Ball

Princess daughter and hubby just got back from the ball. Although she managed to keep both slippers on, it appears they had a wild night of dancing.

Of course, her idea of dancing involves lots of twirling, not quite what Arthur Murray may have envisioned.

She also managed to grab a shot with a celebrity or two.