Spring Break

This year's spring break happens to fall the week of Frannie turning two. Never too early to start celebrating the birth "week" rather than day. And it also just so happened that this week was also actually spring-like in regards to the weather. SO NICE OUT. Others may say this sounds crazy, but any temp over 30 feels balmy here right now and it's been in the 50's several days which is pert-near hot.

We have been outside daily building a snowman (which has already melted), walking and splashing in puddles, playing on the playground, sledding, and visiting the "farm" in Hayward. Frannie has figured out she loves eating snow, she can climb the stairs of the tall twisty slide by herself, she demands underdogs on the swing, and she likes going fast on the sled (but does not like snow in her face). 

Two of my favorite comments of the day were....

1- When we were at dads putting up the hoop greenhouse, Frannie wanted to go into the garden. When we got in (the beds still have some snow on them), she asked "Eat?" because the last time we were in there we could pick something and eat it. She walked over to the blueberry bushes and was so perplexed (and ticked) that there wasn't food there just waiting for her. So she settled for eating some snow off the bed where the carrots used to be.

2- There was a ladybug (Asian beetle) on the floor at dads which Frannie immediately shrieked Yucky! and stayed away from. Once I touched it and said it was ok, she got right down by it and gently nudged it along. It was walking away from her so she got her face down right next to it on the floor and whispered, "Turn around". Priceless.

What a great week it has been. We celebrated with Meme and Boppa and tomorrow Grandma Joy comes to go to the zoo. Sunday we celebrate with friends at the playground with cupcakes. 

A recap of that and my ode to Frannie at 2 to come shortly.....