Let's hear it for SUNdays

Sunday certainly lived up to its billing. After roughly 10 straight days of grey, we awoke to squintingly bright, gloriously beautiful sunshine.

I don't think it was a coincidence. Sunday just happened to be the morning our church dedicated its new stained glass windows. (I wrote a news release about it, and am happy to say two of the three TV stations covered the service.)

Both kids were excited to at last be able to play outside. Our original plan was for AJ and Jeff to go out and play while Sydney napped. This would give me some quiet time to work on a freelance article.

But when Sydney heard the word "outside," she went running, only to reappear moments later with her snowsuit in hand. How do you say no to that? Remembering that she'd fallen asleep in her stroller just two weeks ago, we decided this was a perfect plan B. We ended up making two trips around the block before she finally fell asleep, but I figure the extra fresh air and exercise was good for all of us.