Kid's Fort

While the snow melts and the large puddles form, the kids have been avoiding the muck (read: gumbo) by playing a lot on our deck. It's been great fun for them.

Charlie and Lola

The kids like watching this BBC show. It inspired Caleb to use his artistic abilities. The relationship between this brother and sister reminds us of the relationship between Corin and Yvetta.

Floodway

As of last week Saturday morning, the floodway gates opened and the water is flowing through making its way into Lake Winnipeg. (For those of you who don't know...the Red River flows from south to north.) We live just minutes from the Floodway that begins in the southern end of Wpg and joins back up with the Red River in the Lockport area, which is about 20 km north of the city limits. The Floodway (link gives arial map and other info), nicknamed "Duff's Ditch", was built by Duff Roblin back in 60's when he was the premier of Manitoba. His idea was to build a large 37 km 'ditch' to help take the Red River's flow around the city during the spring thaw. He was mocked and criticized for it at the time. But his foresight has saved the city billions of dollars in flood damages! We're glad that he built it.

Since the 'Flood of '97' (aka the 'Flood of the Century'), the government of MB spent millions to expand the Floodway. Part of the expansion includes this walking trail. It's pretty neat!

Springhill - a man-made skiing/snowboarding hill built along the Floodway. It's been given the nick name 'Spring-Ditch' by the locals. And as you can imagine it has the monopoly on skiing in this fair prairie land. :) Silver's Springs Park - an old gravel pit near Bird's Hill Town. Bird's Hill was named after Dr. Curtis James Bird who was granted a river lot in the late 19th century.

Littles were messin' around in the puddles