Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Those Darn Doldrums...

“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning."
Lamentations 3:22-23

Sunrise, coming home from the gym.

They somehow managed to sneak up on me this year:  the winter doldrums.  That time when the spirit and joy of the holidays is over, yet there is no real sign of spring (although we have unseasonably warm weather today:  65...but back to 20 tomorrow).  It doesn't seem as easy to just be during this time: confined to the house, looking for ways to entertain a certain 4 year old. Fortunately, we have figured out some ways to pass the time, thanks to friends and a bit of creativity.

Making Auntie Anne pretzels with our friend Abby:

They had so much fun!


The pretzels were deeelish!
Our friend Ryan came over.  Lucy just loves him!


Braving the cold at the park...

You gotta get some fresh air some how!


Having a hot chocolate party with Lucy's "friends"...

We got out the fine china...

and one of Lucy's favorite "friends" (from Aunt Lisa).

Lucy tired of me taking all the pix..she asked to take some!

We used some of my Mom's favorite pieces of china too.




Cheers!
How are you passing the time during these long, winter days?

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