Finally!

Finally - we have a grass stain on our jeans!  Finally - the cobwebs on the bikes can be dusted off!  Finally - the squeaks can be worked out of the swingset!  Finally - it's over 50 degrees in Wisconsin!  :)

Yesterday was even warmer than today.  Our high was 60 degrees.  Unfortunately it was quite windy and started raining around 2:00.  We were able to get outside for about an hour, before the rain came.  I worked on cleaning up all the fallen sticks, twigs, branches, etc from our big tree.  They had fallen about a week ago when we had the wicked ice storm.  

The kids were able to ride their bikes for the first time this spring!

Today was a little less warm - a high of 50 today.  But the sun was out and it was a great day to burn some energy!  The kids were able to only wear sweatshirts - no jackets since they were so busy running around.

The ground underneath the swingset was less mushy than I thought, so the kiddos were able to swing.

Flying!

 Mads apparently taught herself how to flip completely over on the bar!

 Nathan got dizzy on the twisted swing:

 and then he decided to sit on it the right way and catch some air!

The forecast now says that it is going to rainy through Saturday so we'll be cooped up in the house again.  The kids do start swimming lessons tomorrow night, so that should help.  Let's just all pray that nice, sunshiny, warm days are around the corner and here to stay!