Spring Has Arrived!

Annikan is loving the outdoors. Last year he was still too small to enjoy the sun. This year, however, is going to be quite different. He doesn't want to come in at all. He would rather be outside all the time. We have to fight him to come in, usually bribe him, in order to eat dinner or go to bed. He doesn't understand when I say it's too cold, or raining.....He wants to go anyway. He used his sidewalk chalk for the first time and loved it. He mostly likes to watch me color and to carry around his chalk getting himself covered in the stuff (blue chalk stains clothes by the way). The other day he had blue on one of his eyelids and it reminded me of Granny. He wouldn't set still for a photo, unfortunately because that would have been a good one.
He does smile when we ask him to, briefly, as you can see in the above photo. He is becoming more and more independent, and rotten.

During Spring Break Last week we spent a couple days in Lake Geneva, WI with Craig and Stacy Kay. It was a quick but fun trip. We plan to go back when it is warmer. Tuesday, On the way up, we stoped in China Town and then hit the mall in Gurnee Mills. We also stopped at the Outlets in Kenosha. It was a long day, but we took a walk down by the lake that afternoon. It was pretty even though it was cold. Wednesday, we got up leasurely and ate chocolate chip pancakes! YUM! It's one of Craig's favorites. We looked at a lot of the shops up town and got some candy at Kilwin's. We went out for a late dinner with Joey at Houlihan's, after helping Joey get their new washing machine downstairs, Craig and Stacy got to go for a walk. Thursday, we left early and stopped for more candy and, of course, Starbuck's for the trip home. It was a packed few days but we enjoyed ourselves. Annikan is now even more in love with Stacy Kay. Look out Craig!