Our busy day
We had so much fun today that I just had to write about it.
We started off going to The Little Gym with Eli's friend Bella and her mom. Maybe started off is the wrong phrase, since this was at 10:15, a mere four hours after we got up this morning. Anyway, today was bring-a-friend day at The Little Gym, so we went and tried it out. Eli was shy at first and did his tree frog impression (the one where I can let go of him completely and he will stay attached to my hip, clinging on for dear life) for ten minutes duing the group activity. Group activity involved songs, marching, and a parachute, which Eli normally enjoys but he was a little skeptical since it was a new place. He probably was afraid that I was going to leave him there. He definitely came out of his shell after these activities were over, and had a great time with the equipment, the balls, and the bubbles. He did a somersault on the mats and walked the balance beam like a pro! He even tried to run on the beam, but slipped after 4 or 5 steps. Not quite ready for that yet, I suppose.
After Little Gym we went to the ARC for Little Swimmers. Basically it is toddler time in the indoor pool, the main part of which is only about 18 inches deep and has an attached deeper pool and a lazy river. We met Eli's friend Solomon and his mom and played for about 40 minutes. Eli loves running around in the water, and was trying to imitate some of the bigger kids that were going under the water. He would squat down until the bottom of his nose was under, realize that he could not breathe, and then pop back up.
Finally, after coming home for lunch and a nap, we went to the local library. It has a really nice children's area where Eli likes to play, and we almost always meet someone new there. Today we made a new friend, Louis (and his mom), who is from Great Britain and in Columbia for 2 years while his daddy (who is a doctor, too) is doing a cardiovascular research assistantship, or something like that. We played for a little while, checked out a PAL (Play As Learning) bag full of musical instruments, and came home for dinner, some more playing and bedtime.
I'm tired just thinking about it!
We started off going to The Little Gym with Eli's friend Bella and her mom. Maybe started off is the wrong phrase, since this was at 10:15, a mere four hours after we got up this morning. Anyway, today was bring-a-friend day at The Little Gym, so we went and tried it out. Eli was shy at first and did his tree frog impression (the one where I can let go of him completely and he will stay attached to my hip, clinging on for dear life) for ten minutes duing the group activity. Group activity involved songs, marching, and a parachute, which Eli normally enjoys but he was a little skeptical since it was a new place. He probably was afraid that I was going to leave him there. He definitely came out of his shell after these activities were over, and had a great time with the equipment, the balls, and the bubbles. He did a somersault on the mats and walked the balance beam like a pro! He even tried to run on the beam, but slipped after 4 or 5 steps. Not quite ready for that yet, I suppose.
After Little Gym we went to the ARC for Little Swimmers. Basically it is toddler time in the indoor pool, the main part of which is only about 18 inches deep and has an attached deeper pool and a lazy river. We met Eli's friend Solomon and his mom and played for about 40 minutes. Eli loves running around in the water, and was trying to imitate some of the bigger kids that were going under the water. He would squat down until the bottom of his nose was under, realize that he could not breathe, and then pop back up.
Finally, after coming home for lunch and a nap, we went to the local library. It has a really nice children's area where Eli likes to play, and we almost always meet someone new there. Today we made a new friend, Louis (and his mom), who is from Great Britain and in Columbia for 2 years while his daddy (who is a doctor, too) is doing a cardiovascular research assistantship, or something like that. We played for a little while, checked out a PAL (Play As Learning) bag full of musical instruments, and came home for dinner, some more playing and bedtime.
I'm tired just thinking about it!
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