Spring has Sprung in the Windy City

It's a balmy 76 degrees today with a nice breeze. After church this morning, we came home to pack a picnic lunch and then were off to the park. Elise was elated to be going to the playground. She's grown so much since last fall....her physical strength is amazing and there's very little that she's afraid of trying. She scaled the rock-climbing wall practically on her own (and even understood where she needed to move her arms and legs in order to progress up the wall). We were having a fabulous time until she ran in front of the swings and literally had to be pushed out of the way by a very nice Mexican man so as not to be run down. She was very scared and upset and wanted to go home immediately. I only hope her 'hero' knows how thankful we are.