Break in the Weather

Break in the Weather, originally uploaded by cheryl.

In addition to Kelly and Aaron's wedding reception, yesterday also offered a completely wonderful break in the weather. The last few months have been filled with cold and rain and snow, much more than we are accustomed to in our part of the world in a typical winter.

Sunday it was sunny and 60 degrees. That's like heaven.

We came home after the reception and spent a little down time just recovering from the day's festivities. After all, we took three boys age five and under to a wedding brunch with strange people, strange food and the odd requirement of having to be both dressed up and sitting still for long periods of time. This was not exactly their happy place.

Or ours either, for that matter. We traded off parenting duties, so that we could each take a turn either eating or visiting or simply breathing. In my case, I needed a few extra breaks to take some pictures, at the bride's request.

So we came home, stripped off the dressy clothes (well, a step up from our everyday clothes anyway) and made ourselves comfortable for a while. Then we took the boys, Buster included, on a little walk around the neighborhood and through the farm field that separates our neighborhood from the next one.

It was a nice moment.

We'll overlook the fact that Connor pedaled away so far that even we became concerned, that I had to physically chase him down and reprimand him to the point of tears, or that I ended up pushing Xander on Connor's bike because he had suddenly lost the privilege with his actions.

Aside from that, it was nice. Did I mention the weather was wonderful?