Spring?

I don't think I'm alone when I say that I'm ready for spring to begin.  I know, I know - it officially started on March 20 (more than a month ago) but there have been little to no signs of warm weather, green grass, tulips, or baby birds and bunnies thus far this year.  We have had a few "warm" days in the 50's, and, I literally mean a few.  Four days to be exact have reached 50 degrees and there have been zero days that have reached 60.  Now would be a good time to mention that the average high temperature for this time of year is 61 degrees.  Yeesh.

Moving from average temps to record lows - this past Saturday, April 20th we broke a record low when we dipped to 21 degrees overnight.  This broke the old record by 5 degrees that was set in 1888!  Not kidding.  Moreover, it is the first record low to be set since 2004.   This year has been the 4th coldest April on record.  Double yeesh.

It gets better, or worse I guess - we've had the 3rd snowiest April on record with 17.6 inches of snow.  This also makes it the snowiest month for this extended winter season.

There is finally a little light at the end of the tunnel as it is forecast to hit 70 this upcoming weekend.  The last time we hit 70 was Oct. 21st, 2012 so if we do hit 70 on Saturday, the two seventy degree days be 186 days apart.

So, like I said at the start of the blog, we are desperate for warmer weather.  We have tried to make the best of the bad weather.  On one of the "nice" days, we bundled out and headed outside to play with Emma's Easter basket sidewalk chalk.

One of the things I'm really looking forward to this summer is riding bikes with Melissa and Emma.  Melissa finally got a new (SWEET!) bike, for Christmas Emma got a Burley bike trailer, and we all got new helmets.  It was time to ride so we took advantage of one of those four 50 degree days and took a 15 mile stroll.  It. Was. Awesome!  I can't wait for more miles with my girls this summer.

With love from a chilly Minneapolis,
Jason, Melissa, and Emma