Happy Spring, officially!
A few weeks ago we took the annual Whistler trip with
Michael’s work. What an odd experience, to show up at the usually snowy
wonderland and find a whole lotta springtime. 
It was mostly sunny, balmy, and
green. Michael and Rosalie were able to have some snowy skiing adventures
further up the mountain,
but you could even tell from the base of the mountain
that the snow experience was quite…limited. There were a few ribbons of white
flowing down, allowing for some skiing, but one wrong turn was mud city.
Kind of looks like butter brickle ice cream up there, doesn't it?
Still, we were able to go ice skating at the outdoor rink in
the village, as we did last year. That’s always a winner.
It was a
lovely time anyway, obviously. Whistler Village is just happiness, condensed. I am so thankful to Michael’s work for orchestrating this trip for
all of us. It’s an utter treat. We had mini-adventures as a family and got to spend time with Micheal's coworkers, too.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Rosalie’s now lost her second upper front tooth. Wow. Get ready
for a whole different smile, Rosalie! All this happened on a rainy St. Patrick’s
Day. She—and her smile—were considerable sources of sunshine, though.
I think
this was the day we set up the Sportbrella in the front yard, so she could have
a rain fort.
We recently pulled out the cookbook that Grandmama gave Ro
for Christmas, after I bought her some kid-safe knives to work with. So much fun!
So much fruit. Rosalie menu-planned and cooked a complete dinner and dessert
one night (with Mommy’s help), 
and we had enough leftover fruit to do another dessert
the next night. 
So fun. Hopefully we’ll make time to do this more often.
Rosalie kept announcing, “This is so much fun!” when she used her special
knives. It seems empowering.
At Carkeek Park there’s a magical tree tucked in on a trail
near the playground. It’s called a Wishing Tree, with red ribbons and sharpies
provided so that people can write a wish on a ribbon and attach it
to the tree’s
limbs. You can be sure that we made wishes on that tree. So cool.
Little details like this make me love our city. We have a wishing tree,
no big deal.
Another great detail about Seattle is our cherry blossoms in the springtime.
Berry Patch had a reunion
"Cherry Blossom Walk" this morning. So nice to see friends and get snowed on with blossoms!
