Here Comes A New Shelmet

This past weekend was opening weekend for the pool. The weather was warm, but somewhat cloudy, and the water was freezing, but that did not deter us from enjoying all that the pool has to offer. I attempted to wade slowly in to the water twice, and twice I stopped when the water reached just above my knees. In order to get over that, I used the slide to throw myself under the water, where I let out a quick shout before surfacing. Once in, the water was fine and Zoe was super excited to swim around with and without her floatation devices. On Sunday morning I told Cheryl that she could sleep in until noon, assuming that such a thing would still be possible for her. My plan was to take Zoe over to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to show her the waterfall, the fountains, some of the paths and to possibly go in to the museum. Along with that, I packed a few slices of bread to feed any ducks or geese who might cross our path. As soon as we spied a couple of geese on the lawn, she wanted to ...

The best gift that I could think to get Cheryl for Mother's Day was the gift of sleep. That being the case, I went in to Zoe's room at 7:30am in the morning, turned off her sound machine, opened up the curtain and waited a few minutes for her to wake up. It didn't take long before she was standing in her crib and we were both in the playroom, door closed, TV at a reasonable volume while we ate a little breakfast. I knew this wouldn't last, so I asked Zoe if she wanted to go for a bike ride. My intention was to ride up to the Art Museum and then down along the river. Unfortunately the Spring Garden bridge was blocked off, so as a change of plans I pedaled us down to Drexel's Main Building where I could get some cash for the Art Star Craft Bazaar we would be going to later. Inside the building Zoe wanted to wander around, holding the money I just withdrew in her hands. We climbed the steps to the fourth floor (I didn't even know there was a fourth floor) and up...

So I may have been conspicuous in my absence with not posting here, but I assure you that I will, at some point, catch up and make some new posts. I don't know when that will be. The problem with not posting regularly is that pictures and videos and events build up and it then become difficult to sift through them. I hope to do that this weekend and make a legitimate post for you then. Until that time, please enjoy this picture of Cheryl and Zoe playing Alice in Wonderland as well as some photobooth strips Zoe and I did back in March. That's all for now. I'll write again soon.