Artificial Spring

Spring is coming slowly to poor old Manitoba, and it's starting to wear on the ladies in the Yost house. The girls are going crazy and driving me bananas. For two weeks straight it was too cold and windy to be outside for too long and inside is just not cutting it anymore, we needed spring and we needed it fast. Since mother nature wasn't cooperating it was off to our local conservatory. It was the best decision I had made all week. We ran, smelled actual flowers and stalked turtles. Frances saw fish and I got to see my first peony in bloom. It rejuvenated us enough that the girls stopped driving me bonkers for a full afternoon.

The conservatory has really stepped it up a notch since we last visited

I tried to get a good picture of the girls together, they sang itsy bitsy spider instead

In our house, the itsy bitsy spider is the height of hilarity

Frances loved the turtles so much she tried to climb into the pond

Can you sense their terror?

Awwww.

Our refuge from the wind and snow.

Addicted too Young

If Frances decides to love chocolate any more, we may have to stage an intervention.

Snow Day

This morning we woke up to this:

A lovely blanket of snow which excited Teresa to no end. We had told her that Christmas would only come again when it snowed....a tactical error on our parts I admit. Teresa requested a Christmas cake to celebrate this wonderous event, and I talked her down to cupcakes. So on this snow day, we stayed in our pajamas, baked, decorated and enjoyed some Christmas cupcakes.

This is her "mad smile"

If you notice Frances' nose, you will see she also took part in licking out the bowl

The results of our hard work

Teresa is of the "icing first" philosophy

Frances is not.....

But she was more enthusiastic in her approach.

Snow days rock!