we shuffled off...

...to buffalo. tonawanda, actually, but it's just outside, so...

we'll be here for two more weeks.

that's a long time without my bike.

and i most likle will not be on the computer again untill i get home.

the wheels keep turning...

so, sunday and monday were both twelve mile days. tuesday i rode a little over seven. and yesterday, about the same, a bit over seven. today we are going out of town so it will be hard to fit some bike time in. will hopefully make up for it tomorrow.

one month later...

gee, i wish it was something exciting, but it's really just another month.



i have been on my bike a lot lately. since i started riding instead of driving most places, i have clocked almost eighty miles. yeah. eight - zero.



we cut our car gas bill by more than half of what we had been spending on average. that was super exciting. the tough rides are getting easier. the only thing that sucks is my pants are not getting any smaller yet...we'll see...



we have also been swimming a lot more recently. our complex has a pool and we (which would be hannah and i) try to go out a few times a week. i am really sad that i have missed out on getting hannah into swimming lessons this summer. (i may have a last minute chance, but am not holding my breath.) she's doing great in the water, not swimming on her own, but feeling safe and getting more comfortable.



today, we rode 12 miles...5 total to church and home this morning and 7 total to some friends' house for a fellowship dinner this afternoon/evening. hannah fell asleep in the trailer on the way home tonight. she was so exausted! we had a really good time with some new friends and some friends we don't get to spend a whole lot of time with.

here's the girl...practising one of her new skills, winking. this photo's from a few weeks ago, she's gotten quite proficient at it since then. although, it's still really funny

we went camping up in idllwild a few weeks ago with lots of families from our church. here are a few shots...nothing too grizzled, but for the kid's first trip, not too bad.

walking with dad

stopping for a shade break and posing with the friends.

our last morning. she actually cried after i woke her up and told her we were going home that day...that's my girl...

"operation grow tomatoes so hannah will like to eat them" has been deemed a huge success. maybe it should only be a partial success, since i haven't tried to get her to eat any tomatoes besides the ones from our plant. but she inhales the ones we've grown like i just sat her down with a bag of sugar and turned my back on her. it's really cute.

so, maybe our month has been pretty exciting. i just don't notice it while it's happening.