Imagining

We spend a lot of time imagining in our family.  The house is usually full of galloping horses, talkative puppies, painters, sculpters, chefs, storytellers, dancers, and yes, even princesses. We daydream of owning fish (more, different, and definitely some in Mattie's room), rabbits, chickens, horses (a frequent request really) and growing a beautiful and bountiful garden, of knitting something more complicated than a garter stitch scarf, of seeing a rare bird (or any bird these days). 

And right now, especially, we are daydreaming of spring. 

Here are a few of our week's imaginings...

A fairy out for a walk with her magic wand (an unsharpened pencil with an extra eraser on the wrong end).

Ice skating in the kiddie pool.

Being a grown-up. After finding some felted sweaters for crafting, she decided they were the perfect "old" clothes. And in fact, coupled with her present outfit of dress, tights, and sandals, did indeed make one wonder. Or reminisce. In any event, she was quite excited to be a "grown-up."

Dressing up not just as grown-ups, but as a grandma and grandpa. They were in this together.

Seriously playing grandpa. She found a "boy" voice and put a play cell phone in her pocket. However, minutes later, when she stood up and discovered her shirt was so long she had to waddle, she decided playing a penguin was much more fun (to the dismay of the grandma.)

Rye, trying to escape the confines of our garden...and winter.

Bulbs, imagining it is spring.

Just as we are trying to imagine we are done with winter. (The girls decided they were done with snow and tried to kick down the snow man.  I drew the line at a bucket of hot water.)

Happy daydreaming to you!