Sweet One

What a nice weekend. Today started early, as most days with Maryn do (usually about 6:00). Actually, this morning it was more like 6:35 ... what a nice treat! She had some yogurt to tide her over while Mike and I enjoyed a bit of coffee. Then we loaded up the bike rack and were off to the arboretum. Early morning auto free biking at the park doesn't start until next weekend, but so few cars were there it felt like it had already begun. We biked, took in the gorgeous spring scenery & smells, enjoyed each other's company and then headed to the visitor's center for a hot breakfast.

Back home M took a nice long nap while we finally got around to cleaning out the garage. We still had various boxes, fixtures and furniture stored there since the remodel. It's sooooo nice to be able to fit both cars again.

Did I mention we have a claw foot tub in our garage? ...one of those leftover fixtures I alluded to earlier. It's original to the house, but just wasn't practical if we wanted to have showers in both bathrooms. I considered putting it in the backyard full of plants and/or flowers, but for now it will stay in the garage. Perhaps when Maryn is a bit older it will become a kids reading nook complete with pillows and a plush throw on our screened-in porch. Yes, that sounds cozy.

Once Maryn was up it was time for lunch. Shortly after, she and Mike headed to the city leaving me behind to get some work done. I took a break and joined our pup Maddie in the back yard for some fetch. The smell of newly fired-up grills was in the air. When M&M returned several hours later they had dinner --delicious french sandwiches from Pastoral, a friend's recommendation. During dinner M kept smiling in my direction, leaning over and touching my arm. It was so cute... like she had missed me during the afternoon. Sweet girl.

And if the day wasn't sweet enough, later we snuck in a quick walk downtown to the ice cream parlor before heading back to get the girl ready for bed.