OUTSIDE!

After a series of snow, bitter cold, more snow, the plague and then more cold, today was the first chance, in several weeks, to get outside for more than just the time it takes to walk from the car to the doctor's office. There was already a plan in place to have a family dinner at my parents' house to celebrate Kristy's birthday. It was last week, but in my family we like to celebrate everyone's birthday at least three times. You get your actual birthday, the Friday or Saturday closest to your birthday and then a family get together on Sunday with a homemade (or a pre ordered carry out) dinner and cake. So, we took advantage of the plan that was already in place by skipping Lilly's nap (dangerous, I know) and heading to my parents' house a little early for a walk in the woods.
The weather was great, in the fifties, but there was still a little bit of snow. Perfect for throwing snowballs. Lilly and a couple of her favorite toys.

We knew Lilly and Hank would get wet and muddy, but what else are mud boots for. They both needed a little exercise and it was worth the mess because they each had a great time and came in hungry and tired.Lilly needed a little rest even though she was clearly starved for fresh air. We were out for a long time and took a leisurely walk, but when the rest of us started heading up to the house Lilly turned back towards the woods.

Jack didn't do a whole lot of walking, but he sure got on board with the resting part.