Warm Winter = Playing Outside

A few weeks ago we had an unusually gorgeous and warm day.  I woke up not feeling super good. You know, one of those "get in the shower than put pajamas back on" kind of days.  Thankfully as the day went on, my body started cooperating and Emily and I were itching to play outside.  But not just in our yard, I wanted to take the girls and Buster to Elk City to do a little hiking/walking.  

We picked Gracey up from school, ran home to let Gracey change her shoes, and went right up to the look-out.  It was about 70 degrees and Buster and the dogs were loving it.  I know I post pictures of Elk City all the time, but it is only 5 minutes from our house and so beautiful.  

After we were finished in the woods, the girls still wanted to hang out.  I found a bench, Gracey found a tree and a pole to climb, and Emily found my camera.  This last collage are all photos from Emily's perspective.  

This winter has been quite mild.  We have had one little snowfall, a few below freezing days with extremely high wind, but overall it hasn't been too bad.  Some people fear that it means we will be having snowstorms in May and June.  Want to know what worries me?  I worry that it means we are going to have a dreadfully hot and humid summer like we did last year.  Last year, I thought I was going to die.  Maybe because I was newly pregnant and exhausted, all while trying to fake it so nobody would suspect anything, but I swear I would walk outside and the humidity and heat would make me gag.  I love the swimming pools, I love the summer trips, but I am finding that extreme heat is just not my thing.  

How did this turn into a summer heat complaint? Sorry.  In the meantime, I am enjoying the nice and pleasant weather.  

The Princess and the Alligator

Last week or so, Emily was digging through all of her dress up costumes and previous Halloween clothes and asked to put on her alligator costume.  She wore it all day long, laughing at herself and in the mirror every time she walked past.  She even came with me to pick up Gracey from school wearing her costume.  

Gracey wanted to put her old Halloween costume on as well and they proceeded to play make believe.  I am so glad that phones have cameras these days because I am afraid I would have disrupted their playing if I would have had to get my regular camera out and get a snapshot.  

As you can see, they were playing "grocery store."  Emily was the seller and Gracey was the buyer.  Buster turned up and was just an observer.  They had some fun with this game for some time and the fact that they were in their costumes just makes me laugh!

After playing their games Emily informed me that alligators love big carrots, so that was her snack of choice!