January showers bring February mozzies.

I'm embarrassed to say that Groundhog Day came and went before I realized it, which means I forgot to watch the movie. Although, I did start watching Russian Doll, which has similar elements.

We brought Penelope to her first outdoor movie to see Ralph Breaks the Internet. It was a very average movie, but it was nice to be able to see a movie out nonetheless. There was live music before the movie, a male singer-songwriter with a very feminine voice. Like, when he sang covers by artists like Colbie Caillat, they literally sounded like a woman was singing them. Anyway, it was nice for the ambiance while Penelope crawled in the grass and introduced herself to our movie-neighbors' dog. The tricky part was getting her to fall asleep once the movie started playing, which didn't really happen, so that was the only downside. 

Today, we went for a nice bike ride to a birthday party. Since I am in a "mums group", and all our kids were born within about two months of each other, a slew of birthday parties is starting. At the park, literally there were four other one-year-olds' birthday parties happening at the same time, and it was tricky finding the right one. Anyway, it was PJ's longest bike ride to date, and she did really well. Every time she smiles a little bit more, even though her classic bike-riding stance it to just sit mostly still and suck her thumb. This time she also flicked off passersby (she doesn't know not to point at things with her middle finger; she points at lots of things, a lot). It was a nice ride that took us up to the Glebe foreshore, overlooking some of the city skyline and the Pyrmont Bridge. It was only about a 15 minute ride to the park from where we live, and we would definitely like to do it again.

Poor PJ is covered with a few mosquito bites the recent outings after some rain showers in the last week. On the one hand, I feel bad for the girl. On the other hand, insects are disappearing all over the world in alarming numbers, so I guess maybe it was her blood donation to save a few and invest in her future.

All of this, and we went to the typical farmers market too. What a "local" and  carbon neutral weekend (at least in terms of transportation). Everything we did was walking and biking distance from our home. I think it's a good challenge to propose every few weeks for a family - see how many activities you can enjoy that is within walking/biking distance of where you live.