Wal Mart

Annah likes to ride in the cart on the way into Wal Mart because the ground has this rough surface that vibrates the cart and feels funny on her tush. It doesn't take much to entertain Annah.

Ice Cream

Rachel, one of Zaheeda's daycare moms gave her a coupon for a free Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Here Annah is at Lunds picking up her mom's ice cream and a couple other odds n' ends.

Off roading it

This afternoon we headed out on an off road adventure riding along the Minnesota River in Mendota Heights. The trail, which was never that great in the first place, was made even less accommodating with a heavy coating of soft lose dirt left over from the floods this Spring - it made for some pretty tough slugging. The Pudy didn't know what to think about all the bumps and mud puddles, she kept giving me these quizzical looks, wondering if I knew what I was doing or had gone completely mad. Options are severely limited for poor Annah though, lunatic or not, being that her bike is bolted to my frame she's following me whether she wants to or not. We finally took a little break next to a little stream that flowed into the river. Annah really enjoyed seeing the sparkling rapids.



Eventually we ended up under the Interstate 494 bridge that heads into Bloomington. We threw some rocks in the water and admired some of the graffiti before it was time to head out.

Pine cones

We took a little family bike ride along the river this afternoon and Annah got some pine cones.

This is what she looks like when she gets pine cones.


This is what she looks like when you tell her it is time to grab her pine cones and leave.

Harriet Island

Took The Pudy on a bike ride this afternoon to Harriet Island where she played on the swings, sand and water.

Bike ride rest stop

Yesterday we went for a long bike ride because the weather was nice and The Pudy stayed asleep for about an hour and a half. After waking up she was in good spirits and ready to do some serious bus watching.

Shoe shopping

We ran to the mall last night to look for new shoes. I needed a pair of sandals for the summer and Zaheeda needed a pair of walking shoes. We both got what we were looking for and Annah was happy because she got to carry the bag.