Sunday, April 26, 2015

Snowy Spring

Again this year we went down to NY the week before Easter to see Claire, Peter, Sabrina, Brooke, and Rowan
This year's quest started out with a hunt for "the coins of wisdom", which were not so easy to find beneath the dusting of snow

All the kids pitched in to solve the puzzles inspired by King's Quest. Here they are digging in the graveyard for ghosts' lost items a la KQ IV
 
 March 28th and we could still stand on the ice on the lake
We watched the blue heron catch a fish and stuff it down its gullet
Everyone loved Grampa's roaring fire
 Rowan, it's not that kind of party!

 Upside-down girl
Next weekend Katy and Brad visited for Easter
Our big outing was to the New Bedford National Historic Park, buddy bisons in hand
Private movie theater

 The junior ranger activities had us searching all around the historic district. This is the New Bedford Public Library and their Melville-inspired statue

 This scalloper has seen better days
 Mission accomplished: badge earned
 Back home
 Tessie gets fancy braids
 The Easter eggs were hidden among the remaining snow mounds
 They were well-hidden, but the kids found them all
 Tessie's first taste of Easter candy
Finally the snow is gone!
 Questing, scene 1
 Questing scene 2

Questing scene 3

Tessie running

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