There’s a new theater in our neighborhood, converted from a plumbing shop into a really nice space. In addition to plays, they stage a monthly family disco night, with music and a disco ball and lots of little kids dancing. We finally made it to one last night, for St. Patrick’s day.
Ella’s friend Summer came over, they all got dressed up and did a little face painting, and we walked the 2 blocks to the party. We had a fine time, and got a few good pictures of the action.
We’ve definitely turned the corner towards spring here. Most of our snow melted quickly in the 50-60° days of last week, and we’ve even found a few bulbs coming up in the front garden. I’ve also ridden my bike 10 days in a row, a few of them fairly cold, but nothing below about 20°, and no snow or ice.
The warm weather has been frustrating for Autumn as she recovers from a sprained foot, the result of an unfortunate bike crash on the ice 2 weeks ago. On the plus side, she’s having a good time with her new job working at County Cycles (one of our favorite bike shops). It’s a really nice bunch of people up there and she fits right in as a year-round biker, plus they love the old Motobecane singlespeed she rides in the summer.
Malte has been riding his bike on the stationary trainer in the basement for most of the winter, and will be getting out for his first outside training ride of the year this morning (before the rain comes). He’s had a lot of fun playing in the snow this winter, and i’m glad we’ve had a good winter for a change with plenty of snow and cold. He’s done a lot of snowboarding, and had fun snowshoeing too, including a couple of short training runs in snowshoes.
Ella and Fiona (and Malte too) had a couple of days visiting their grandparents in Duluth last week, Fiona’s first time away from home. Fiona has completely mastered her potty training, plus Ella and Malte had a day off of school for a teacher workshop day, so it was good timing. They all had a great time playing in the snow, visiting the aquarium and swimming at the fitness center. While they were up north, Autumn and i had a couple of nice nights out, playing pool and trying out a new (to us) neighborhood restaurant.
