HAPPY EASTER!!!
Well, Easter Sunday arrived with a bang--we got about 25cm of snow overnight so we woke to a winter wonderland in April!! I think this is the most snow we have received all at once all year. As you can see from the photos, it is very snowy. It is also very windy (gusting in places between 90 & 120 kmh). Since everything is closed out here today, we are glad we set in provisions yesterday and don't have to leave the house.
This is the view of the houses from our dining room window--they were completely covered in snow when I took this photo this morning--at noon it is all starting to melt off.
This is the view of the park from our window--full of snow which people and their dogs seemed to be enjoying--it is hard to believe it was clear and green yesterday. As you can see from the next couple of images, the view from street level is pretty snowy too. The upside is that they actually clear the streets and sidewalks here. When we got out of the movie last night (we went and saw
The Shooter with friends which was an entertaining but predictable film with some not-too-subtle commentary on the state of American democracy) the city had teams of snow plows out trying to keep ahead of the snow. But, it is still pretty warm even with all the snow and they spray salt--a lot of salt--so the roads are clear.
The view from the front of our building--I don't know if you can make out the swirling snow but it was pretty impressive to look at.
Other than the snow, not much is new. The baby is
VERY kicky--little mister or missy is having quite the aerobic sessions and Jeff can see my belly jump from across the room which is entertaining for everyone concerned. All is well on that front and we don't really have much to report--we have been doing our prenatal classes and have our last two (labour and delivery) this week and next so we are looking forward to those. I have been feeling great and Jeff is planning all sorts of sessions where Daddy and Baby watch the Tour de France coverage together--here's hoping I don't go late and then he will have to choose between the Tour and the birth!
The only other new thing is that we finally got curtains for the living room and bedroom (we never bothered to get any when we moved in but the western sun in the afternoon can be pretty strong--obviously not today but it has been very sunny before this). I am sure that is
terribly interesting to everyone so I have put up a photo.
That's all for now. Hope you are all having a great and relaxing Easter Sunday.
Here I am holding the wonderful Winnie the Pooh mobile.
These two are of me holding Lily who was such a cutie. I am 30 and 1/2 weeks at the shower so you can see my baby belly is growing steadily.
This rattle is from Arda--it was one of Lily's favourites and it has all sorts of different textures and sounds so it will entertain baby (and Jeff) for hours to come.
