Dinner at the mall. There were cute little tables for kids.
I was delighted to discover another free and indoor place to play here.
There is a soft play area at the mall.
It is like the dinosaur area at the City Creek mall in SLC except it has a few animals and vehicles (fire truck, mail truck and police car). The one here is also smaller, but also soft and fun!
The kids made bubble solution at the library for a preschool science activity. Seth just loved it even though he was dripping a lot more than blowing bubbles.
Anika was very excited by the fact that we had made our OWN bubbles.
Bubble lovin'
Here's a picture showing what lunch and life is like here at our hotel. The couch is moved a foot or so away from the wall so the kids can climb over and over and over it as well as play behind it. The couch cushion and pillows are on the floor. There are also dress-ups on the floor. Our hotel room didn't have very many dishes, they are all glass, so I bought some kid-friendly dishes that I LOVE! My friend, Audrey, told me about them and now I have an excuse to buy some :) They are made from recycled milk jugs, but I especially love the deep, divided compartments.
My brother, Josh, happened to be near Alpharetta for a work trip this week so he
stopped by and brought Koosh balls for the kids. My sister was also here in Georgia on Friday, only for a stop in the airport.
We went to a special circus storytime where the kids got to have a stamp on their hand. Seth was very excited.
A clown from Ringling Bros is peeking out from his "backstage."
Sometimes it is really nice to have the kids just be quiet and watch a movie while I make lunch... especially if they aren't jumping on, pushing, hitting or fighting with one another!
Anika and I had a puzzle party. The other day we did all the puzzles we brought with us to the hotel, but we didn't put them away before Seth woke up and pushed them all off into a mixed up mess. So this is the picture after we sorted and did them all again. This time we put them away right away.
Back to the mall, but this time to ride the carousel.
The escalator might be just as fun though!
Modeling the clown noses we got from the circus storytime.
Art at the library. It doesn't get much better than painting and gluing.
Back the the library for a music show - just mom and Anika.
We also went to the YMCA four times this week. I exercised while taking advantage of the free child care that comes with our membership.
Nathaniel came with us on Saturday.
Today/Sunday we went out for a little nature walk. Anika was very into it and would say things like, "Come on, Nature Trackers!" We walked through the "forest" behind our hotel over to an office park where we jumped over painted parking stall lines and found a partially frozen fountain to play at for awhile.
Anika randomly stated some of the rules to abide by during our nature walk.
She would say them in this way:
Rule #1 - If you see a wolf, run!
Rule #5 - If you see any sharks, run all the way home.
(Rule #5 was added at the fountain)
