You're Not So Bad, Monday

Things were looking up today, on a Monday nonetheless!  The sun was shining and it was a balmy 40 degrees.  The stomach bug half of us endured this weekend has passed (oh, I pray it has).  Things were getting crossed off my to do list and it was a glorious thing indeed.

Ollie and I spent the morning baking my Grandma Evelyn's rolls and three loaves of her banana bread.  We topped our baking spree off with a batch of chocolate chip banana muffins.   We dined on soup and rolls for dinner tonight with muffins for dessert.

After lunch Ollie and I headed outside to refill our bird feeder and found that the snow was melting just enough to make some tiny snowmen.  After we bored of that, we played in puddles of melting snow and searched for signs of spring.  Our tulips are starting to show some lovely green colors in contrast to the white snow and it is a welcome sight.  We never did get around to filling that bird feeder.

Sometimes Mondays get a bad rap.  This one was pretty nice.

Monday Close-Ups

Here are a few snippets and snapshots from our weekend, which was pretty amazing!

On Friday, my mom, my sister Liesl, the boys, and I helped celebrate my sister Amelia's birthday by having lunch at her cute apartment.  Afterward, we walked to a cupcake shop for a birthday treat and made a quick stop at Anthropologie, where we took in all of their pretty things for spring.

On Saturday, Jason made the boys shamrock shakes for St. Patty's day.

On Sunday, Oliver read books until it was time for church.

After we got home, we spent the majority of the day outside.  Taking a bike ride, retrieving all of our outdoor patio furniture from the garage, and trimming bushes in such warm weather seemed very strange for the middle of March.

For dinner, we grilled barbecue chicken pizza and ate outside.

Happy spring to you tomorrow!