Finally, out the door...

Cool weekend with the kids here in the Driftless Area of glorious Southeast Minnesota. The weather is finally becoming mild and the boys are responding. Many waking hours were spent outside. Just the backyard for now, but that can be a good adventure in itself. DMW ate a lot of sand, rocks and leaves. He crawled through snow too... learned about it in direct fashion. The kid's motor is pretty amazing. He is going to be a tough one to keep track of this summer. Interesting contrast to his big brother.

JDW helped me rake a bit... and dinked around while we completed misc small jobs in the yard and garage. Mainly though he wanted me to chase him around the lot, and/or throw a tennis ball as high as I could possibly throw it and then catch it. At one point he said "Wait - stop Dad. [he stands stone still with his eyes rolled upward and to the side] I hear a wood pecker. I think he's pecking on a big, big, big, big, big, BIG oak tree right over there."