School buses and Rainbows

During spring break my daughter and grandchildren from Brainerd were finally able to come for a visit.  Aubree has been asking to visit Baba's house for a long time.  We started out with dinner in Woodbury to celebrate Tahnee and Olivia's 30th birthday.  Then we made the trek to Wisconsin, and they stayed with us for three nights.
I told Aubree  that if the sun came out she would be see rainbows in the house because I have a crystal hanging in the window as well as leaded glass windows.  The sun did appear, and she was very excited to see rainbows on the walls, floor and even on her arm.  Magical things can happen at Baba's house.

Ethan is into school buses right now, and we have a very busy road in front of our house.  Every truck that went by seemed to be a school bus, but on Monday we did see actual buses.
The weather warmed up so we went outside to attempt to play in the snow.  It was difficult because the snow was so deep, but we managed.  Ethan likes to shovel so he worked on that.  We made a trek to the local park where they used the slide and swings; Tahnee and Aubree made an attempt to slide down the hill but not too successful due to warm temps.

Grandpa Brian got into the scene by making a snowman with the kids and playing a game with Aubree.  

So all in all, I think they had a good time at Baba's house.  When we reached the Minnesota border on their way back, Aubree told her mom to turn around and go back to Baba's house Right Now!

So now whenever I see a school bus, I think of Ethan and of course, whenever those rainbows appear my thoughts turn to Aubree.

Thought for the day:  Most grandmas have a touch of the scallywag. ~Helen Thomson