Snow, Snow, Go Away? Please?

I have really enjoyed winter this year. I have really enjoyed how most of the snow has happened during the day so we can be snowed in and go out and play with the snow still falling. It is beautiful and while I prefer the warmer months and the first part of fall much more, I also look forward to snow each year. I love living in a place with all four seasons. I am just really ready for spring. While I am not ready for the tick problem that comes with the warmer weather, I am ready to not need to bundle up three people (carting around three coats and putting said coats on, no fun at all) and to have more than 45-60 minutes outside at a time because it is just to cold lately!

While it feels like spring is getting closer because we have more daylight, it does not look like spring will ever happen since the ground is still covered in snow and ice and the temperature is just plain freezing still. There is a potential storm this week and I am really hoping that it is just rain. Maybe I should embrace it and hope for one more snowstorm to enjoy with the boys but I am having a hard time seeing that side and really needing some signs of spring instead.

I am really needing the spring so we can be outside more, hang clothes and diapers out (nothing better than fresh laundry from outside!), wash the car more frequently, open windows, attempt some gardening (which I am sure will make Scott laugh since I have yet to be successful in any way), grill more easily (and more frequently), have more fruit and vegetable choices, more options for activities and playdates, go for walks, and just more fun in general. Gavin and Dane don't seem to mind being out in the cold but man, I am tired of it and I bet once it starts warming up they will realize how much better it is without snow on the ground! So, please, pretty please, let spring be here soon!