vitamin d

Lots of talk lately at our house about sunshine, and vitamin D, and how living in the northwest makes us so much more appreciative of the good weather when it's here. Today was one of those beautiful days when everyone in town was outside, and this weekend was nice too (although I was too busy enjoying a vacation with college friends in New Orleans to see it!)

Back in January, though, the sun was still going down around 4 pm:


I remember thinking how cute it was that the girls played "together" (i.e. in the same quadrant of the living room) so often at such a young age. Take a look at how dark it is outside that window!

Here's a few of my favorites of Simeon's art projects from that time period...
A bee hive, made from a meat tray, a starbucks water cup, a wooden ice cream spoon, and pipe cleaners,


... and a "snow globe", which at the time was quite appropriate! It hasn't been that many weeks since we've seen snow, too, but I'm sure hoping that it's done and that the tulips and daffodils and Francois' fledgling garden continue to convince us that spring has sprung.