A girl and her rat; can there be anything sweeter? We have taken to letting Maggie have a friend for naps and at night. We let her choose a stuffed animal or doll, and she seems to really like having someone to snuggle with and talk to. Since this picture, we have moved into our "new house" where we'll be for the month of July and got her real crib put together again. I think she likes it better than the portable one (even though she was an absolute champ when it came to sleeping in it for a couple of weeks), and it's certainly easier to get her in and out of the taller one.
Since we've gotten to this "new house" a couple blocks from downtown, we've ditched the car and have taken to our bicycles. Maggie just loves to ride bike-a-cycles. She sits in her seat on my handlebars and points at things and talks and dings the bell to let people know a bike-a-cycle approaches. We're so happy to have a biker for a girl!
Mountains don't seem to have made much of an impression on her yet, but she does like to see the river. She's learned "water" and "river" and she can point out "boats." We went for a hike this morning next to a creek and heard for many step a little voice: "water. water. water. water." Yesterday our bike ride took us to a boulder field and for many a pedal stroke a little voice: "rock. rock. rock." She seems well suited to Durango, don't you think?
