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Last weekend, I took Adele to another class at “Outside the Box“. They have a new ‘messy art’ class where the babies get nice and dirty by the end.  On this day, they started by putting the kids inside a pool filled with packing peanuts and plastic balls. It’s all about sensory play.

My girl was more interested in throwing the peanuts out of the tub than playing with them inside. She likes things neat and clean, always putting the toys back in the boxes instead of taking them out.

Then we jumped to the ‘messy’ part. A bucket full of popcorn covered in tempura paint. Let the party begin!

I’m learning that Adele is one of those kids that just does not like to get dirty. The other babies were covered in paint by the end, but Adele didn’t really like it. She doesn’t like when her hands are sticky or when something foreign is touching her skin. The teacher said some kids are wired for it, and some just aren’t. She’s her own person, fine by me, less paint to scrub off after!

We still had so much fun in the class, we came back again the next week for more! I convinced Irving to come too, and he left with his pants covered in paint. Whoops.

We started off with some songs. Most of the songs are in Spanish to stimulate their ears and give them some new sounds. Now, I’m constantly singing “Un Elphante, Mas Mas Grande…..” around the house.  Then we Adele jumped into buckets of rice. Again, she wasn’t a fan of the texture on her skin, she was more interested in throwing the rice… at other kids. Nice.

And then they moved onto playing with glittery foam paint with rice mixed in to give it more texture. Some of the babies were COVERED in paint at the end, Adele had a single fingertip covered, and even that drove her nuts. She got it on her foot on accident at one point and crawled over to sit on mom and dad… so we ended up with more paint on us than she did!

But I think she had a great time! It’s a different kind of play you don’t get to do everyday. Next time I’ll have to bring my good camera… but then again, i’d probably get paint on it if I did!

{Backlogged from July 19, 2012}

We had a great weekend here at Adele’s house!

Friday, we had a play date with one of her friends at a local indoor gym. They had a great time riding in cars, pushing toys around, jumping in the ball pit and playing in the little play house. It was awesome!

Is there anything that entertains a 1-year old more than a door that opens and closes? 

Friday night, we all went out to eat at an Italian Restaurant. Daddy, Adele and I shared a meatball/onion/pepper pizza that was pretty awesome. It was one of those red-checkered plastic table cloth kind of places. So awesome.

Saturday, we previewed a baby dance class and it was a blast! Adele was watching the teacher and dancing along. She especially loves putting her hands in the air (and then yelling “Dowwwwwnnn” when she puts them back down!) I think we’ll have to make this class a regular thing.

After the class, a few friends and I headed to a nearby park and got some climbing and sliding in.

(Side Note: I can’t wait for Adele to walk so she doesn’t have to bust up her knees crawling outside anymore!)
(Side Note #2: I hope she doesn’t walk til she’s two because I’m terrified of what our life will look like with a destructive, curious little girl wandering around. That, and I don’t want to believe she’s old enough to walk!)

Anyways, after the park, we met up with 4 other moms and babies to have lunch! 5 babies shared 4 high chairs and it was awesome. We went to The Stand, which turned out to be an awesome place to eat with kids. The food is great and the atmosphere was perfect. I ordered Adele a grilled cheese and it came on a hotdog roll, how fun is that?!

We sat for a couple of hours and I enjoyed every second of it. I’ve said it before, but I just love our little village of moms! Sometimes these impromptu lunch dates are more fun than a big trip someplace exciting. We’ve got a nice balance there.

Once we got home, some of us played with the farm house and then went down for a nice afternoon nap. Someone was tuckered out after such a fun day!

Oh, and she got her hand stamped at the dance class! Baby’s first stamp! It’s like she got entry into an exclusive baby club or something (Adele, no real clubbing til you’re 35 ok?) I was a little excited about this. She’s really a little kid now! How cute is this!

The last of my photos from my trip back home in June. Here’s some random pictures from our fun week!

Early morning rides on the backyard swing:

Helping the (future) Dr. Aunty Laurie with studying:

Picnics in the front yard under a shady tree… on a blanket my grandfather had during his years in the service!

Eating strawberries al fresco:

Dinners at Aunty Mikaela’s:

Watching Grammie pick fresh veggies from the garden:

Morning milk with Gizmo:

Petting Gizmo too!

And lots of love from Grammie, Grandpa and the rest of the family. Love you guys!

There are lots of ways for babies to get around town these days… here are some examples:

In a Laundry Basket:

In a little blue car:

Hitching a ride with Aunty:

In her Stroller: