Great developments!

Olivia's been moving up in the world lately. We'be borrowed a stable chair (none of our "regular" chairs are safe for standing on since they fold up) and so now Olivia's able to stand at the counter in the kitchen and help us with all manner of chores! She especially likes to play with water in the sink; which generally ends up in a rather wet kitchen floor... Here, she's giving some water to her dog (feeding her flock is another favorite!)


Also, as avid cyclists, we're thrilled that Olivia is starting to get the hang of her new bike. We've had this for a few months now, but until recently Olivia hadn't been able to do much with it without help from one of us. Until recently, that is, because Suzanne had the brilliant realization of what the problem was: the handlebars could swivel 360 degrees. So poor Olivia didn't have much to grab on to in order to hold the bike up (they'd just turn around), let alone start riding it! Other 'trainer' bikes (like the "like-a-bike") have constrained handlebars, and this may be part of the reason. So clever Suzanne pulled out her trusty ball of string, and a few minutes later the bike doens't turn quite as sharply, but Olivia can handle it now! She's taking to it like, well, like Olivia to a bike. Which is to say, beautifully!