Happy “feels like spring even though it’s not really supposed to be spring yet” weather! It hit 70 the other day. Hooray!
Ava put on her bathing suit today. (That’s how we welcomed spring in Texas.) I think it’s so funny how she views the cold here. She ran around the house in her bathing suit well into December, couldn’t understand why I was making her wear a big puffy jacket, and the days it hit 40 degrees or more, she ran outside in shorts and a t-shirt only to have me to call her back inside for some layers.
She spent most of her life in Texas, so I totally get it. I’m all up for celebrating North Dakota spring in early march too!
(Except for the bugs.) Ava spotted a little lady bug the other day and named it Nina (and I’m totally ok with that.) But it’s been months since I have seen any sign of creepy crawly life, and with the little spider crawling across the floor and the buzzing fly running into my living room light bulb over and over yesterday, I think I’m a little more grateful for the really chilly days.
But not enough to discourage spring! We are warmly welcoming it with walks and parks and snacks on the back porch and apparently, bathing suits.
(These pictures are from when Ava made her own spring–back in November. Some of these pictures still make me cringe a little. Once it’s done you might as well have fun, right!? At least I had fun watching them…and resisting the urge to clean it all up. :))