New bike!

Wynn's old bike was (finally) too small for her, so this weekend we ordered up a new one from Erik's Bike Shop. This one should hold her for a few years ... training wheels for now, but the hope is that they'll be off by the end of summer.

The State Fairgrounds is a great place to practice!

Set the old bike at the end of the driveway ... gone in an hour

Finally able to get out and walk!

Now that the sun doesn't set until 7:30, and it's not freezing anymore, we're finally able to get out after dinner and walk around!

Back to our usual stomping grounds at the State Fair ... the snowpiles are shrinking quickly! Soon the grass will be green and Wynn will be practicing her bike riding in the empty lots!

Easter Haul

The Easter Bunny needed a pallet jack to move Wynn's goodies Sunday. I could see the divots on the lawn.

Obligatory fresh haircut and springtime outfit.

Best. Excited. Shot. Ever.

Amazingly, she has excellent self-control around all these sweets. She only wants one piece of candy after dinner. If she was the only one eating the stuff, it would easily last until Halloween... but that's not the case. I think Ann and I will be spreading the loot around before we go into sugar shock.

Future Gopher

We took advantage of our first warm, sunny Saturday of spring by going walking on the U of MN campus. Wynn was thrilled to be hanging out in Gopher Country and announced that she's going to go there. "But I'll be off to kindergarten in the fall," she reminded us.

By the look of her, she's ready for life on campus already. She'll be getting into her first pick-up game of frisbee on the quad before we know it.

Walking over the Mississippi on the Washington Ave. Bridge

Relaxing behind Coffman Union

A Smoothie Would Really Hit the Spot Right About Now

Relax, Mom, there are no classes when the sun is shining ....

In Charge

Winter has been taking its time leaving the Northland, but last week we experienced a few nice days. Wynn took advantage by tapping Baba to carry her around the park in her backpack:

On the other pleasant day, she spread her rock star charms around the neighborhood from the comfort of her stroller, sporting her new sunglasses:

She really likes the way she looks in 'shades. Sometimes she mixes things up by wearing them upside down, just to stay on the leading edge of fashion...

With the poor weather today, Baba had no more excuses for avoiding a big house project: replacing the kitchen sink and its faucet. He spent most of the afternoon very uncomfortably on his back wrestling with uncooperative fasteners, tubing the wrong size, and eventually a big explosive leak when he crawled back under the staircase to turn the water back on. (He may be calling in injured tomorrow...) Thankfully he had two resources to save the day: a next-door neighbor who happens to be a retired plumber, and Wynn's expert supervision.