patiently Waiting for Summer

A real Spring or the lack there of is keeping us all a little antsy these days. It will get warm for a day or two and then cool off.
Today it snowed a fair bit and at one time seemed like a full-on February blizzard was upon us. Helena has heard about "the boys of summer," now she waits for their arrival.

Three months and counting with our little pink dragon and we are still having a blast. She has been busy learning how to play on her own as well as with neighbors and friends. She has an amazing sense of humor and likes to try and scare her Mummy, when she comes in the room.
She will also pitch and toss, when you are trying to change her diaper and then flash a little smirk as if to say..."I was just messing with you!" As the weather warms she is spending more time getting to know our yard and how to navigate the grass, the sidewalk and the driveway.

We are easing her into biking. The helmet is a tough one for her to deal with. We must admit it looks pretty funny, but damn cute too. It's unfortunate that she didn't grow up in the 70's, when kids had thicker skulls and didn't need silly helmets. Hopefully the helmet will eventually become associated with "fun," but not as of yet. She and I went for a little ride, with her in the bike trailer. It worked out fine for a while, but then something set her off and she had had enough. To avoid the neighbors calling the sherif on me for child endangerment- at least that's what Helena was calling it, Daddy had to pick her up and carry her in one arm as he pushed bike and trailer with the other (for several blocks). We haven't been out again, but next time we will try the jump seat- behind the cruiser bike instead of the trailer. If anything we will look cooler.

Still not a great nap-taker in her crib, Lena loves to crash out in the car seat. Sometimes I will be driving and take my eyes off her for a moment- or is it the road for a moment?... and she is out cold. So we drive home and park in the garage and she takes a nice long snooze. I figure that will work until mid summer when the garage heats up to a balmy 207 degrees.

Last week she took her first buddy bath. Cousin Jake and her had a ball. We can't wait to get these two in the pool.

We were only home a month and Helena started insisting on going out on Friday and Saturday nights (dancing, she tells us). We make sure she has a safe, sober ride home and what else can we do. I included a picture of her applying her lipstick, as she waits for her ride- before heading out the door.

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