A great weekend, all around. We had a good last few hours at Nonna and Boppa's house, during which time Vivi wowed me by correctly identifying hearts and stars on her crib wall. She doesn't let on, but she knows an awful lot!
The drive back home was as uneventful as these things go. Neither girl napped, as are their wonts, but they were both entertained well enough by Teletubbies videos on my laptop, among other activities and diversions. Shannon and I discovered a new Dunn Bros. coffeeshop that's in exactly the right spot for a break before the last big push through the cities to Northfield. The first iced americano of the year is a good thing.
On returning home, we hit the "hard reset" button, the girls played, we ate a good dinner, and then - dum dum DUM - the two munchkins went to bed in the same room. We tried this stunt last year, with colossally bad results, but tonight they both went to sleep easily and are still sleeping now. *fingers crossed*
With the kids in their respective sacks, I couldn't resist taking belated advantage of the remnants of the Good Friday snowstorm by going to the Arb for one last ski. I had to dodge a pair of good ol' boys enjoying some beers and a campfire at one spot along the river, and I later cut off my usual route when the snow disappeared and a ten-meter long mudpatch appeared, but all in all it was a good sendoff to winter. Tomorrow night might be the first run of the year.