Welcome Spring?

What crazy weather we've been having. Monday we were digging our way out from under nearly 7 inches of snow; and then Friday was warm enough for shorts and t-shirts! The wonderful weather continued into the weekend and the flowers even started to pop out of the ground (we even have a few that have already bloomed in our yard). However, we were warned by the weathermen that winter was not over and cooler temps would be on the horizon. I don't mind that winter isn't over... I love these little treasures in the midst of winter. If this were really spring it would be turning too hot too fast and then it would be summer in a blink. We sure took advantage of the nice warm days. We grilled out burgers both days and ate on the screened-in porch. After one of our meals, Clara proclaimed that "Daddy makes the best hamburgers grilled ever!" While Clara ate a whole burger and Lucas ate a half of a burger... Eli ate one AND a half burgers!! That boy can sure put away the food. Sunday we went out to Harper's Ferry, WV for a few hours. The weather couldn't have been better!! Harper's Ferry (or as Lucas was calling it: Harper Ferries) was a nice little place to walk around, with lots of small museums and quaint little shops. We all had a wonderful time, but the perspective is quite different between my version and Jason's version. He was able to go in and look around at a few of the museums, while I stayed outside and walked with Eli (which translates into something between chasing and herding). Clara said her favorite part of the day was the Industry Museum and Lucas' favorite part was the shuttle bus that took us from the parking lot to the town center. My favorite part was the footbridge that went from West Virginia to Maryland along a railroad line over the Shenandoah River (I probably took too many pictures of that, which I will post on Flickr later). I don't know exactly what Jason's favorite part was, but I can guess that it was the John Brown museum. We will be going back and next time... we'll leave the stroller at home and just bring the carrier pack for Eli. I didn't mention that Clara hurt her ankle just as we were getting off of the shuttle bus, so SHE was the one in the back of the stroller for most of the day and her 50 pounds plus Eli was a bit much to be pushing around up those hills... at one point, a stranger stopped and asked me if I needed help! How embarrassing.