Long Weekend

Oi! We spent Friday cleaning up the yard and running the kids outside. We filled 6 clear yard bags and have much more to go. Ugh. BUT - we've made some progress. Saturday was Els and Oren's Birthday party at the rec centre in St. Albert. It was awesome! Sheena rented out one of the gymnasiums for an hour or so and the kids just ran around like mad fools. There were many balls, mats, and other gymnastic equipment. Forts were built, balls were thrown, everyone had a great time. We retreated to the upstairs party room afterward and feasted on fruit skewers, pizza, and cupcakes. Poor Declan missed his nap that morning and ended up passing out cold in the party room. Saturday night was spent preparing for Easter Bunny morning. The kids woke to filled baskets and hidden treats. Mika would find something, remark at how pretty it was, and gently set it near her basket. Declan would find something, shred it in an attempt to get at the contents, give up, and move on. We went to Nana's for breakfast and had an egg hunt with the boys (cousins), back home for an outdoor egg hunt at home, and then over to Baba's for supper. Monday the kids played in the WEM playpark with Daddy while I wandered and chatted with a friend I haven't seen in close to 17 years. SO awesome. We topped off the weekend with another trip down to the St. Albert rec centre for some swimming. If you're in this area, servusplace.ca is hella fun.
The weather was such that we were running around without jackets all weekend and Mika was in a tank top at one point. We woke to cold and snow this morning. SO much for a weekend of ushering in spring!