"Summerize"

It's definitely getting warmer here and the post winter clean up is under way.  Our snow removal man has taken his snow markers, the councils are sweeping the streets and attempting to repair roads.  We've taken the cover off our pool and it quickly became obvious that a lot of work will be needed to "open" this pool!

The water is the colour of tea and the squirrels use it as a giant water bowl.  We have discovered some gorgeous retro tiles too.  I'm really looking forward to cleaning up this area and enjoying some warmer weather outside.

There is some weird Photoshop going on with that baby...

The kids are super excited about getting some fun pool toys and I couldn't resist getting this for Baby A. We're also looking at getting some "patio" furniture too.  We weren't sure how our outdoor furniture would survive a Canadian winter so we left it in storage but it turns out we could have stored it in the garage...

The sun was shining this afternoon so we headed down to the river after school to feed some ducks.  Luckily there were some obliging ducks and seagulls who enjoyed some bread but only some.  You see Action Boy's hollow legs needed filling so he ate the rest of the stale bread!

The duck's iridescent green head turns blue as the light catches it.  Just stunning! 

 It was a beautiful afternoon outside until Little Miss D's high tech gumboot fell into the water.  Luckily Action Boy was able to rescue it but it's still kind of a problem because it's the only pair of shoes she's got!  We just haven't had time to catch her wardrobe up with the weather!!  I sense a shopping trip coming on...

xx