What's in a Day?

Our days consist mostly of school and everyday things.

Everyday things like chores.

And meals.

But there are ways to celebrate the everyday stuff of life.

Having steel-cut oats with maple syrup 

and walnuts is one way to celebrate.

We will be celebrating William's 16th birthday this Sunday, so we went to the party store for supplies.

And we had Donato's for lunch.

Funny how food and celebrating go hand-in-hand.

The past two days have been GORGEOUS!

We have enjoyed temperatures in the 60's, 

so we took celebratory bike rides both days.

This is the first year that we could all go on a bike ride together and I have felt comfortable.  Before that, Matthew was so little and still on training wheels!  Not this year!  This year he is riding right along with the rest of us and singing, "I love riding my bike!" all the way.

And check this out!

Sandhill Cranes migrating back north 

for the past two days!

We started hearing their very unique call early Monday afternoon, and saw their flocks flying overhead.

We are so blessed to be right in line with their 

migration every spring and fall!

They are traveling from their winter grounds in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida to their summer grounds in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, southwestern Ontario and southeastern Manitoba.  They have a stop-over at the Jasper-Pulaski 

Fish and Wildlife Area in Medaryville.

And now this morning, it is in the 30's, the wind is howling fiercely, we have lost power once, 

and are waiting on the snow to blow in.  

Crazy Indiana weather.

I guess days like today make us all the more thankful and hopeful for those beautiful spring days!