Here Comes A New Shelmet

This past weekend was Zoe's third birthday party. We decided to hold it at Bounce U in Langhorne because if there is anything Zoe loves, it's jumping around like a lunatic. A bunch of her friends and family were invited and she had such a great time. She got to sit in the Bounce U throne and Joe Pop was there to sit with her. When we first walked in to the room, all of the motors used to keep the bouncing equipment inflated were very loud and it looked like Zoe wasn't going to have a very happy birthday after all. Thankfully, while she was upset, she saw her friends run in and start playing, and all of a sudden the noise wasn't so bad any more. The first thing she enjoyed was a large round area that had a giant red ball on a rope. She would swing it out, brace herself, let it smack her in the face, then fall to the ground laughing. Everyone had a great time running around and playing, including most of the adults. I know that I certainly had just as much fun ...

Zoe does a lot of playing both in school and at home. The other day I was hoping to get some pictures of her dressed up as a doctor and she obliged me... for the most part. She was very good at doing some serious doctor poses. But she was also really good at showing her beautiful smile. One of Zoe's favorite gift combinations is her bin of kinetic sand and her Barbie and Ken dolls. For some reason those two love going to the nude beach and getting buried in the sand while wearing the silliest of hats, and Zoe is always more than happy to oblige. Here she was burying them while wearing one of her sparkly, red tiaras. When Zoe's gymnastics class is over, we typically drive up the street to have a lovely brunch at Wendy's, also known as Fry Fry House. What you may not know is that when we're there, or anywhere else, Zoe talks non-stop. Now she's still fairly camera shy, so what I'm able to capture on video is never what it's really like, but, fo...

This past weekend was kind of a bummer in regards to the weather. It was cold and after all the snow and rain it was a mucky, yucky, cold, wet mess out. Regardless of that, it was still a lot warmer than it has been, so we took a trip down to Clark Park. Zoe really enjoyed going down the slide and having her boots jiggle as the heel would stutter while she descended. She also liked throwing little bits of ice at the fallen tree. And, of course, no trip to Clark Park would be complete without seeing Dickens and the turtle. So on Sunday morning, before our potluck dinner with her classmates, I loaded Zoe up in the car just to get out of the house for a bit. I didn't really have a plan as to where to go, so I asked her what she wanted to do. She said she wanted to go to my office and see the dragon. I find it hard not to comply with simple requests, so we went to my office and she got to take her picture with the dragon. Of course, she couldn't actually look at the camer...