Where Do You Want To Go?

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 camera when I took the picture, but we're getting there. She really enjoyed watching a couple of videos while we were there, like Weird Al's Tacky. She even got to use my headphones, which barely shrink down to fit her tiny noggin.

I can't wait to see what she'll be in to next! Right now I'm working on re-purposing an old net-book so Zoe will have her own computer. Is it too early to start her programming?

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