Spring is here - and the Cherry Blossoms are Early

Even though they bloomed VERY early this year, we still managed to make it out to see the Cherry Blossoms twice during their peak. In response to repeated requests from Isaac, Bill and I took the morning off from work on Friday (no luck trying to reserve a boat during the weekend) and booked a paddle boat to see the beautiful blossoms from the water. I was dismayed to see that there were no seat belts and 95% convinced at least one of our kids would end up swimming, but I was pleasantly surprised that we stayed mostly dry. We all had a great time - even Bill who ended up doing the paddling :)

Last weekend we took a bike ride down to the Mall, and when our first attempt at renting a paddle boat failed, we soothed the disappointment with two rides on the merry-go-round. Up until now, Isaac was scared to ride it, but either he has grown up or his sister's enthusiasm shamed him into changing his mind - but either way, they were equally courageous (Isaac: "I want to ride by myself, get your own horse mom" Caitlin: "no touching me") and both had a blast.

Spring definitely seems to have come early, and we're all loving the outside time in this gorgeous weather, and even ventured out for frozen yogurt a couple of times! Here are some cute pictures from the last few weeks: