PlayTown

So, we decided to go to the mall where they have the section for kids to play. We wanted to see if Arianna was interested or not in those kind of toys. When we got there, she sat by our legs for awhile, just looking around; there were kids, but it was not that busy.

Then, one kid was smiling at her and I think that got her moving towards one of the cars. He was really nice to Arianna and played for a bit (there were other kids that were not very nice, and you had to keep an eye).


Then, she went everywhere! Especially to this toy on the wall, where you can flip the pieces back and forth. It was hard to get to the toy because this lady had her stroller almost in front of it, even though we were squeezed in there playing, she did not move it. I kept trying to go somewhere else, but Arianna really wanted to play with that, and she kept walking back every time. Eventually the lady left and we were able to play, but Arianna was interested in something else by then ;)

She was interested in driving her first car! She sat there for awhile, and drove us to Indiana. I imagine that one day that may not be so far fetch either.

Then, she wanted to climb in top of the turtle, so I helped her. And when she was on top, she was fine for a few minutes, then she wanted to come down.

We also noticed that seeing other kids made her try to walk even more. There were three girls playing "your it", and running around screaming and were very excited that all the younger kids, started to follow them, including Arianna.


So, after about 20 minutes, we decided to leave. Too many kids had come into the place and was getting really crowded. Although the biggest problem was not how many they were, the problem was some of the kids that came by (2 especially) were very mean to the other kids and he was interested in the same thing Arianna was playing with so I did not want to risk Arianna getting hurt. Besides she was getting tired and quite frankly we were too. We were some "old timers" by comparison!
All in all, we had fun and Arianna loved it. I think she will like it even more when she can run!

Arianna's Recent Activities

This is a picture for Ann and Barry. I left the merry-go-around toy on the floor while I was cleaning, and she liked it. I caught her playing with it.
Around and around it went... (Mini-update : She is doing a lot better, at least she is able to keep the food in her tummy. I am still giving her light foods and hopefully we can be back to normal pretty soon - food wise).












Halloween is coming and I bought some pumpkin heads for my sister's kids that are not going trick or treat (I am putting some candy in the pumpkins for the kids). I left them in one of the corners of the dining room. Next thing I know they are closed to Arianna's play mat with lots of toys in them. mmmhh... I wonder if I have gremlins in the house! :)






It's a bucket world! Yep, my cabinets are no longer safe with the super power of Arianna's hands! All her toys end in my Tupperware, you know...blocks, babies, books...












This is her new "winter coat" for when it is cold, but not freezing! She got it as a gift in her birthday from her Uncle Tony and we love the color and she loves her big buttons. We still need to get her a new snowsuit for this winter since all the ones she has are no longer her size. My baby is growing so fast.
























We had gone to McDonald's a few times now with Arianna, but this is the first time that she played with the slide and had tons of fun like you can see in these two pictures. We had a hard time leaving the place, she wanted to keep going up and down. I took some video that I will be posting later.

We also went outside sometime last week and she decided to be a "child" and played with gravel and dirt. She kept going up the stairs (by herself) then I will help her down and she will played again. She loved it and after getting really dirty, we went inside to take a shower and to have dinner so she could go to sleep. You'll see how tired she was when she was going to eat. (Yes, that is one of her grandparent's coaster...the other one still is MIA)