Spring Break 2007

Easter break from day care meant Dad and daughter had some time to kill while Mommy was busy at the church all week. Our big week included the purchase and repeated trial of Alexandra's first bicycle, an afternoon at the zoo in Tacoma, a visit to the Space Needle in Seattle (Mommy took the afternoon off to join us on that one), and a bunch of playing around the house and neighborhood. We've got new pictures online to prove it. Click here or on the headline of this post to take a look.

Babygirl can ride

On a whim, I went out and bought a bicycle for Alexandra on Monday. I'd expected to have to coax her into riding up and down the sidewalk a little; but as you can see in this video I made online (click the picture to open it), she knew exactly what she was doing first time her feet hit the pedals. Watching her on this video, she seems much older than 2 1/2. (Note: The video doesn't start automatically, you need to click the little black triangle. And the smooth transitions that looked so good on the Jumpcut editor come out a bit jumpy on the finished product, but it's still a fun little site.)