Duck Robe

The title says it all. Here's Satchel in a duck robe that my co-worker Megan got for her. Being a little on the small side (can't imagine where she gets that), she just now grew into it.

Bike Rides and Car Rides

Satchel has done a couple of bike rides for the first time in a bike trailer. The first ride we did was Bike the Boulevards tour with Nanette and Jessi from Wicker Park Grace. It was hot and Satchel didn't like her helmet and was pretty unhappy for much of the ride.

Here we are looking all fresh before starting the tour. It was just 16 miles, but in stop and go traffic and 90 degree heat pulling a trailer, it felt like a long ride.

Our second ride was in the Cuyahoga Valley while visiting my parents in Ohio. It was beautiful and much cooler and Satchel did much better on the ride. She even fell asleep at the end.

Every time we go to Ohio, I'm always struck by the beauty of the rolling farm land. These are some photos taken out the car window.

Making our trip to Ohio, we spent a lot of time in the car - not Satchel's favorite activity. Generally Satchel is a really pleasant easy going kid and we're often told how lucky we to have such a chill little girl. However, put Satchel in the car and she becomes a different beast completely. Here are some photos to prove that she can be pretty unpleasant if she wants to be. After this particular trip home, she had us so at wits end that we offered to let my parents keep her so that we wouldn't have to endure the trip back. In the end, we changed our minds, of course.

(Imagine if you will lots of screaming to go with these photos)

Videos of Satchel Walking

Shortly after her 1st birthday, Satchel started walking. Here is the footage to prove it.

This is an early video of Satchel walking.

This is a video of Satchel and her Snoopy Sniffer (the same one that I had as a kid).