Spring -- Day 960

I know spring is here and the snow is gone -- at least in DC, but I never sent on a photo of Anna in her snow gear. We had a few snowfalls in Washington that were good enough for snow play, and Anna loved it. She made dozens of snow angels, collected icicles, helped shovel snow with a dusting pan, and threw a lot of snowballs at Daddy and Nya-Nya. She was also delighted to find out that a good coat of snow makes going down a slide much faster. My only concern was teaching her not to put her tongue on anything metal.

Bike Ridin' -- Day 959

We bought Anna a little wooden bike for her second birthday, but she was a bit too small for it until just recently. Anyhow, now that she is big enough, she has been riding it all over the place. It is a really great product that builds balance and coordination, and a lot of people ask about it, but even more just smile at the little girl pushing her self around. When Anna first started riding it, she used to say, "Nooooormaaaallly, babies don't have bikes, but I do." She is quite proud of it. She was also quite concerned that her Mommy and Daddy didn't have bikes.

We're Back (sort of) -- Day 958

Sorry for the long delay in posts. Things are just too busy, and unfortunately people probably shouldn't expect too much in the way of blog posts for some time.

What I have decided to do is more frequently post using just a picture with a short story. This will hopefully be manageable enough until things get a bit more settled. So here is the first of the mini-posts.

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A couple months back in January, Aunt Susan came to visit while I made a trip to Vermont. Anyhow, everything went fine, but after Aunt Susan left, Anna kept saying for the next several weeks one phrase: "Aunt Susan brushed my teeth with butt cream." Anna then added, "It was really hard to get off." I don't know -- I have my suspicions that Aunt Susan mistakenly used butt cream instead of tooth paste. Just a hunch.

Of course no adult told me this story, but Anna spilled the beans. The days of secrets are gone. Every mistake will now be recorded by the resident toddler.

The picture is a recent one from a nearby park.