Coming out of hibernation

Winter doesn't usually bother me like that, I can put on layers and waterproofs and head out and get on with life.  But this winter was different, for some reason I just felt like hibernating, doing lots of homey stuff and not embracing the cold, wet weather outside.  It didn't even really get that cold here until much later, but it has really rained A LOT.  So when I half heartedly suggested to the boys we go for a bike ride or a walk and they replied No, its yukky outside, I really wasn't bothered.

Rowan has been asking everyday for a while now, is it spring yet?  and this week we were greeted with warmth and sunshine, the primroses are flowering, the daffodils and tulips are budding and life is appearing everywhere.

So this week we have been out in the garden (not straying to far from the safety of our little den!) enjoying the sunshine, weeding, cleaning, clearing, planning and playing and oh boy that sun felt so good on our skin.

Here are some photos of February....

Half Term at Eden Project.  It was great fun, they did a chocolate trail (this was great for rowan as he is a full on chocoholic!), as you entered you were given some cocoa beans and you had to trade them along the way with various traders, until you reached the fairtrade chocolate farm and traded for some chocolate.  Also amazing face painting, but the camera battery ran out!

The Friday home ed group had a planned trip to the local fire station, but it was cancelled due to the firemen having to do their job!  So we had a day in the park.  It was so nice for it to be warm enough to just hang out in the park all day.

Rowan has finished his first lapbook.  It is on dinosaurs.  He has really enjoyed doing this, he has chosen a topic each week and loved using the internet and books to find the information and drawing, writing, cutting and sticking.  He has already decided that he wants to do his next one on plants as its springtime.

First load of washing on the line this year (sad, but it makes me happy!)  Also notice the bird house, Tristan got so fed up with looking at dark colours in our dark, damp garden that he painted the bird house

Over the last couple of years Tristan has been planning a tree house for the boys, but working so much never got the time to do it, but over Christmas he had enough of thinking about it and set to.  It is now finished and the boys LOVE IT.  It has a slide, zip wire, table and chairs and balcony, all made from wood that Tris has processed himself from work.  They are always out there. 

Rowan just wants an attic then he will be totally in love with the tree house!

Chitting time.