welcoming spring

the weather has improved tremendously this past week, with plenty of sunshine and warmer temps. sunday, we all went for a quick trip to the lake erie nature & science center...just so we can all get out of the house, hang out together, and clear our minds (for a little while) of the recent event. emma & i discovered that there were tortoises there, which we had never noticed before. monday morning, while aaron and i were at the hospital, emma spent every chance she got outside. she managed to convince gram and aunt corrie to bust out her bike and push her around. tuesday (though rather chilly) and wednesday morning were spent at the playground. we even ran into a few friends there on wednesday. the afternoons were spent in the backyard drawing with chalk, toddling around the grass, and playing in the house. today was even warmer than yesterday, and i decided to have lunch outside on the deck. emma was rather amused by the idea, and especially liked being able to eat and go. the rain is in the near future, but hopefully it won't turn everything too soggy.