Rachel's "Helmo"

This weekend, David and I went to fetch a few items from our storage containers in Melrose Park--things we hadn't thought we'd need when we packed them up "for a few weeks" back in February. Things like bike helmets, garden tools, and Rachel's bike trailer. And yet here we are in May, needing these things. So now we have them.

Today was gorgeous. The kind of spring day that you dream about. The kind that, when it falls on a weekend, is pure bliss. So we were especially glad to have the bike gear. Rachel "discovered" her helmet this morning and fell in love. (It's pink, after all.) She wore it all over the house, and I was afraid of the explaining we'd have to do at church, but we did manage to get it off her before we left. She alternates between calling it a "Hehhhhh" and an "Elmo." Somehow, we understand her. So after her nap, we helmeted her up and buckled her into the trailer, and away we went. And she liked it! Rachel liked it! Last summer, she despised the thing. This summer, she climbed in by herself. Ah, yes. Summer on two wheels, here we come!

Here's our little cyclist. Does the helmet not make her just too adorable for words? Thanks to Nana for the apples--a great treat for on-the-go!