Blueberries are the Jam!

With the fourth of July falling on a Saturday, Cheryl and I both had off on Friday the third. That being the case, and our lack of freshly jarred jams, we decided to spend the morning at Linvilla picking blueberries and peaches. We didn't get up too early, but we got there with plenty of good picking weather ahead of us. Not only did Zoe do a great job picking ripe berries (she was really good at identifying ones that were more blue than purple) but she also talked so much that she kept us and anyone else nearby entertained with her observations. Here are just a few pictures.

After we picked a pallet full of berries we rode the tractor back to the car. We were picking for over an hour, so we were all in the mood for some play. Zoe drove us down to the other end of the farm with the animals and playground. She did pretty good for a first timer.

Once we were safely parked, we made our way to the playground and the animals. Zoe did a good job feeding them and running around like a madwoman.

We all had a great time. One thing that was kind of strange were some of the animals they had. Cheryl managed to get a picture of two of the weirder animals.

So bizarre! Anyway, there are a bunch of other pictures over in the Linvilla album on Flickr, so be sure to check them out. If you don't, I fear that you might get a visit from this little girl.

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Election Day

When Zoe was born, Barack Obama was the president. Today the country is voting to determine who will be president for the next four years. It will still be a long time before Zoe gets to cast her own vote, but when Cheryl got home today, the two of them went around the corner to our voting center and did their civic duty. Cheryl took a couple of pictures. The girls are asleep now, and the race is still too close to call, but I assume when we get up tomorrow (hopefully not in the middle of the night) we'll know who who won. I hope everyone got out to vote today! As you can see by her sticker, Zoe did.

Riding Together for the First Time

Today my bike was finally fixed, so I picked it up from the shop before picking Zoe up from Science Club. When she saw my bike she was very excited to go for a ride. It was overcast all day, but the weather held out and it was a beautiful evening, so we rushed home, she finished all her homework, and I loaded her bike onto the car. I packed a bag with some water and a couple snacks and we made our way to Lorimer Park. Before we took off down the trail, I wanted to take a selfie, but I was so excited that I forgot my helmet, so there are two selfies. As soon as I finished the picture she took off down the path. Fortunately I was able to catch up, phone in hand, to take a few pictures as we cruised down the trail. I am a mostly competent bike rider, but trying to pay attention to her, and the trail, and keep myself upright while holding my phone was tricky. So, I decided to take some video where, for the most part, I could rest my hand on the handlebars. She is so good a...

Visit from Nana and Poppy

To make sure she didn't forget about her parent's birthday's, Cheryl gave them their presents on the day of the baby shower. For her father, she got a nice webcam so that we could Skype with them to interact with Zoe. A few weeks ago we had done that for the first time and it actually worked out really well. So on Monday, April 2nd, Cheryl's parents came up from Florida to meet Zoe face to face for the first time. On one day Cheryl and Zoe went to Clark Park with Nana and Poppy. Later in the week Cheryl's sister Debbie came by with her daughters, Zoe's cousins, Ashlee and Taylor. Just before they left, Cheryl remembered to take a picture. Here's Zoe with her cousin Taylor. As always, you can find all of these pictures and more in Zoe's Set on Flickr.

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