Spring Break

The snow has finally melted and spring is definitely nearing. While we were holed up in the house with a lovely fire glowing in out living room, I've been knitting up a storm to match the icy weather outside.

There's the February Lady Sweater that will hopefully be wearable at Maryland Sheep and Wool:

From WIPs

The Bohus Sweater, Wild Apple, is coming along nicely, and it is lovely, quite lovely. I'm taking my time so it can last longer.

From WIPs

Let's look at it again, just because:

From WIPs

Spring also isn't spring without babies. Two little babies will have their first pair of hand knit socks. If they are lucky, these little socks will be the first of many:

From 2010 Finished Objects

I've also had a nice alpaca lace stole resting on my lap.

From WIPs

Since this is my second Print o' the Wave stole, I have a bit more confidence and it's knitting up quickly.

Speaking of alpaca, I visited a local alpaca farm, just to start getting an idea of what it is like raising alpaca. I learned they are friendly, relatively low maintenance, and darn cute.

From Irish Clover

Our horse had it's baby and our local zoo welcomed a new giraffe.

From Irish Clover

Finally, Little Clover had his Spring Break, and we decided to have one more trip to Disney World, while he was still a little guy in many ways. To be honest, I am very glad we went. In many ways, he was still a little boy inside and Disney still was magical. We rode the big kid roller coasters, but we also rode the less intense rides. No trip to Disney is complete without riding "It's a Small World." We saw spectacular fireworks, including watching fireworks while riding Big Thunder Mountain, danced on Main Street to music from "High School Musical" and we wore our mouse ears with pride and gusto. The best part of the trip though was seeing my little boy on the cusp of big kiddom transformed into a swaggering pirate.

From Disney March 2010

He even had the piraty glower down.

From Disney March 2010

The grown ups on the trip got into the fun as well by posing with Tigger.

From Disney March 2010

The sock enjoyed the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular:

From Disney March 2010

All in all, it was a magical trip.

From Disney March 2010