Deadlifts And Bike Rides

Zoe has really grown to love her rocking unicorn. She'll get on that thing, make him sing and then rock back and forth so hard that I think she's going to throw herself off. When she wants to play with it, she grabs one of the handles and drags him out. So you can imagine my surprise when I asked her to put him away and she picked him up to put him back.

That was the first time I had ever seen her do that, but the second wasn't far behind as she decided she wanted to bring him back out to play.

After that we decided to go to Clark Park by way of Honest Tom's and CVS. We were going to Tom's to get some breakfast tacos and we were stopping by CVS to pick up diapers and wipes because I forgot to grab her diaper bag. She enjoyed the tacos and (thankfully) didn't need the diapers or wipes until we got home.

The most exciting thing that Zoe did today was take her first bike ride with daddy. Unfortunately it was far too dangerous for me to try and hold a camera while I pedaled the two of us down the West Philly streets, but thankfully for her second ride Cheryl was home and took some pictures for us.

We borrowed the seat from a couple in the neighborhood because I was worried that Zoe would scream and hate it, but, it turns out she's actually a fan of the bike ride. Her helmet is a little big, so we need to get a smaller one before her next ride, but I can't wait to take her out again. Zoe also had her first shower today which she was also fairly enthusiastic about. She wasn't as slippery as I thought she would be and you can thank me for not having a waterproof camera.

Also, unlike every other post, don't bother going to Flickr because all of the pictures are right here. Enjoy!

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