Praise Be

Sunday afternoon, February 22, was warm (well, "warm" at 37 degrees) and sunny. All week everyone had agreed on the forecasted temperature but that it was supposed to rain all day. We, like many others, had been preparing for the certainty of a basement flood due to all the melting snow. I took the boys to Home Depot last week and we bought a sump pump and downspout extenders, so Jason could get the water flowing out and away from the foundation. He then spent Sunday morning getting the last of the snow off the roof and chipping ice out of the gutters while I got as much off the basement floor as possible.

Then, around 2 pm, the sun came out. I can't even begin to tell you. Along with the pleasant temperature, it was just so, so, completely wonderful. We could go outside! And play! It was a much needed end to school vacation week aka the longest week ever in the history of my life. So we suited everyone up, packed up the snowtube and sled, and drove over to Beaver Brook. We had a ball!

The Hunters came with us too! Ashton and Owen have been BFFs for their whole lives.

We did every combination of kid/parent/baby/sibling sledding imaginable and didn't leave until it started to get dark! 

There are a lot of smiles in those pictures. When we finally got home we enjoyed some good old après-sled time. Jason whipped up some Moscow Mules (notice my new copper mugs!) and he and Ashton relaxed in front of the fire.

It was a great winter day (FINALLY!)! Oh and this is a funny video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsX__Bn0xZs

Don't worry, it's back to single digit temps today. Happiness can be fleeting in winter ;)