Sula takes her baby to see the spring flowers

Sula and I took a solo trip this afternoon to the arboretum to check out the spring flowers. It was much cooler than I anticipated but we were prepared with our spring jackets. Sula insists on taking her baby everywhere, this trip was no exception.

More pictures here!

Off to the playground

Yet another awesome playground in our neighborhood. This one has lots of toddler appropriate slides.

Sula wasn't so sure about this tunnel.

Swings are always a favorite.

She even enjoyed wearing her hat.

Bikes and Trikes

We took our first spring family bike ride this weekend with the Burley trailer. Sula was much more interested in her bike helmet this time and kept it on for a few minutes during the ride. Little by little we are getting her more comfortable with wearing a helmet.

Papa indulged in a new tricycle for Sula this weekend, the exact same one I had as a kid. She needs to get a little bigger to reach the pedals.

Happy Easter

It was the most perfect Easter weekend that I can ever remember since living in Minnesota. We had a lovely time at Barb and Doug's today. Sula was a champ at church this morning and experienced her first Easter egg hunt. The pictures explain it all.

More Easter pictures here!

Sula has mastered the slide

With this beautiful early spring weather, we had a few opportunities to go play at the park this week. Last fall, Sula was not able to experience the playground in its entirety. Sure, she had lots of fun on the swings but she wasn't quite able to climb and play on any of the other equipment. Lucky for us Minneapolis is filled with great parks. Better yet, our local playgrounds are perfect for toddlers.

Bottom line- Sula has now mastered the slide. She can climb up and then go down the slide all by herself. It will be exciting to see what she masters next.

In this picture, Sula is trying to climb back up the slide (with a sippy cup in her mouth). There were a few parenting moments here. We were successful in getting her to climb back up using the stairs. However, it was tough convincing her to give up her milk.

Papa and Sula: The Official Interview

From this video it seems like Sula really likes tacos, ponies, and penguins???

Nap Time with Mouse

Sula and Mouse decided to take a snooze together this past weekend. They are such buddies.