cold day out!!

Some deal with the freezing temps by snuggling under blankets & drinking cocoa.

But stay at home moms with young children are too desperate for socialization...so we venture out!

We went with a group of friends to the Phelps Youth Pavilion today.

So fun!

This was our first stop after we bought our tickets and walked in...

yep, the bathroom...

ah, the joys of young kids.

Torrance and I snapped pictures of ourselves while we waited.

Finally, time for fun.

This place had everything.

Tess did some gardening.

Mandy likes to think she's all 'East Coast' but she can milk a cow like a true Iowa farm girl.

And she taught Alex.

The boys went on a walk through a cave.

Then for a ride in a time machine.

And lots of time for dress-up!

This was the coolest...a metal frame house with colored/magnetic 'walls' to build with.

The boys played in their 'fort' for the longest time.

Then we had a break for a jewish passover feast...

still a little confused by the menorah!