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March is here.  Trying hard to figure out the lion-or-lamb question. A part of me is hoping this is the lion, because we could use a little lamb weather, soon. 

But cold temperatures aside, its been a rather nice week.

Ivy and Daddy got in trouble for taking this picture.  Apparently you can't take photographs in the contemporary section of the museum.  Who knew?  I think this picture is totally worth it.

 Busy at home and at school... skating night and swimming night and choir in between...Then Thursday night found us at the African Dance potluck event at Boulevard, with drums and poetry and the joy of watching Jack run and talk and eat with his friends.  He is comfortable and confident at school and that is such a good thing.  His friends are the cutest things.  I've become quite fond of Emmanuel, who patiently let Ivy hug him about 50 times while we were there...

Thinking of Ivy, she too is having a great time at school.  In fact, the only drawback is that her class meets just once a week.  It's such fun to see her making her own friends for the first time.  She has her first invitation to a school-friend's birthday party, and has picked a classmate to invite to her own party (yes, we've started planning.  yes, I'm a little crazy...)

see what I mean about the cute factor in her classroom????

 In other Ivy-related news, she may be taking ballet class this spring, with Lillian and Naomi.  Stay tuned for further details and pictures of little pink leotards....  meep!

Saturday, March the snowy-lamblike-lion brought us a crisp cold day and a whitewashed world.  We went to Lake Farmpark.  Nothing reassures one of the coming spring quite like newborn farm animals.  There were tiny lambs, only 3 days old, and older babies who leapt and played, and the one little one who escaped from the pens over and over, searching for the caretaker who bottle-feeds him.  It was pretty magical. 

So were the wagon rides, bumping along through the snowy farm, children up on the high seat in front, fairly quivering with the excitement of it all.  And the quilts on display inside, with their brilliant colors and painstaking detail.  And that magnificent horse, who befriended Jack and charmed us all with his calm pride.

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This is that little escapee.  Seriously cute.

The rest of Saturday was full of Magic cards and movies as we snuggled in against the cold...Jack is very into Magic these days and talks constantly of artifacts and drakes and 4/4 creatures and I think his daddy is pretty excited by it all... :)

Today, a birthday party for Matthew and Tommy.  Children racing in loops wearing cardboard pirate hats and chasing Nat with balloons, plus conversations with friends, and coffee.  A fine way to spend a Sunday morning.   Couple that with lunch and a Scrabble date with my mom, and this weekend rates well.
 

Ivy couldn't agree more.

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On a sort of unrelated note, here is my favorite recent quote from the girl:

Upon waking yesterday morning:
"Mommy, this my heart blanket.  Its my lovey!"  (sees Coryon enter the room)  "Corydon is my lovey too.  Her my BIG lovey!"

Also heard this weekend:  Random narrative recountings of scenes from books and movies:

Out of the blue while leaving the Farmpark:

"That owl!  Him take a bath at him house! Him get ALLLLL wet!  That owl!"
Me:  "Um, OK.  What owl, honey?"
"From ward in the dohn!"
Me: "....."
"Ward in the DOHN!!"
Oh, Sword in the Stone.  You know, the movie we watched 2 weeks ago.  Of course.