The backyard deer have been putting on quite a show.  It is as if they know that the little girls are here and that Uncle Matt and Uncle Chris have not seen them in daylight hours.  Yesterday's little brawl in the backyard was followed by another today.  Both the white tail and the mule deer visited numerous times and once again had a little spat when they all showed up at the same time.  I love the entertainment that they provide.

The feed tub and the bird feeders needed refilling quite a few times today.  My little helpers took care of that.  When the deer showed up, the girls were even more excited because the deer were eating 'their' food that they put out. 

The birds were busy in the yard as well.  The chickadees and blue jays made numerous visits to the feeder set up on the deck so the girls got some close up views of them.  A pileated woodpecker came by yesterday and today and a few pairs of Canada Geese flew over the yard.  Their honking could be heard throughout the neighborhood.

We decided to take our chances at the playground today.  It is spring break so school is out and we had the entire playground to ourselves.  We hadn't visited it since last fall so we didn't know how much snow was left or how icy it would be.  It turned out to be almost perfect.  The playground conditions were great but the wind picked up and we had to leave after an hour.  It was getting quite chilly.  Some hot chocolate back at the house took care of that.

On the way to the parking lot, some water had puddled and frozen solid which created a little patch of ice.  It was perfect for the girls to practice some future figure skating moves on it.  

We'll see what the weather will be like tomorrow and make a decision as to whether we should visit the outdoor or indoor playground.  We might even find enough snow to take out the skis for a final tour of the season.