Enjoying the Sunshine

This past Wednesday was beautiful outside, and lucky for me--it was my day off with Hayden and Erica. We decided to do something outdoors, as the sunshine was just to glorious to pass up, and I don't know about you--but I am feeling rather Vitamin D deficient with the winter dragging on for so long!!

Anyways, we packed up the double stroller, sippy cups, some bag lunches, and headed for Lake Nokomis. We left the house in shorts, which may have been a bit gung-ho, as it was really windy when we got to the lake, and I ended up changing the kids into jeans on the side of the road before our walk (how very Minnesotan of me to think it is shorts weather on day 1 of 60 degree weather, eh?).

Here are Hayden and Erica enjoying their PB&J's beside the lake after playing on the beach, swings, and big slide. It was actually kind of nice to empty sand out of their shoes again! :)

The lake was still mostly frozen, which I hadn't anticipated. Hayden was pretty bummed at first because we brought a bag of bread crumbs to feed the ducks, geese and fish. Luckily, we did find some Mallards to feed toward the end of our walk.

On the North end of the lake the ice was all pushed up onto the shoreline, and looked really cool. We, of course, had to stop and check it out. We took turns throwing ice out onto the frozen lake, and then the kids took a few "Ring around the Rosie" turns while I tried to take their photo.

The last half of the walk was quite a work out for me, as we were then going against the wind. Come to find out that double wide stroller is not very streamlined. Oh well, I guess I was due for a good first work out of the season anyhow, right?