Do you want to build a snowman?

Wow, what a winter. We have had plenty of snow to build a snowman, but temperatures cold enough to prohibit it. Crazy, huh? That doesn't stop us from trying now and then. Last week we had another round of snow, about 8 inches, and Jeremy made steps in the snow and carved out a slide so the kids now have an outdoor playground made from snow. It was rather cute watching them play as I shoveled....wait, how come I was shoveling...... Things are going well. We took advantage of a winter escape to FL this winter for 10 days and it was amazing. The kids did great traveling and Jeremy and I enjoyed the opportunity to play outside without bundling up. We visited Clearwater Marine Aquarium and the kids loved it. Really, that is an understatement. We went 3 times to the aquarium, which is really a marine rescue, rehabilitation, and release center. Yes, this is where Winter (the dolphin from Dolphin Tale) resides, but if you ask the kids their favorite things were the otters, turtles and petting the sting rays. It's such a tremendous education center and I highly recommend it to anyone visiting FL....maybe even more than Disney. (gasp, yes I said that)

We camped part of the week at Disney and the kids enjoyed running around, playing on the swing sets, going swimming and of course going to Disney World.....Madeline fell in love with her princesses again and Luke liked looking at his favorite characters from a distance. There was no chance he was going to touch them. ha!

That's really all. It's been a great winter really. If you removed the extreme cold we have experienced I think we would enjoy MN more. However, 50+ days of subzero temps have taken it's toll on us. We are hoping it improves over the next 2 months......one can hope, right? Take care and stay warm!