Last week it rained for a good portion of the time, so whenever the sun peaked out from behind the clouds and we got an hour or two of sunshine, Anabelle and I got outside to play. We tried out a new park by us...
Anabelle has been showing more interest in climbing on playground equipment and going down slides. This park has 2 different climbing structures, one smaller than the other. Anabelle liked the smaller one and was able to climb and go down the slide alone. On the bigger structure she was pretty timid, only going down the big slides if I went with her, and not wanting to walk on the bouncy bridge. I can't blame her the slides are pretty big.
Today we went back to the same playground with some Moms and children from playgroup. Anabelle must have decided that today she was going to conquer the big climbing structure. She went at it with no fear! She was running all over the bouncy bridge, climbing up the bumpy wall, and went down every slide MANY, MANY times -all by herself! She was FEARLESS! It gave me a few grey hairs, but I tried to stand back and let her do it on her own. She is so brave sometimes, and I love that quality in her, and don't want to discourage it. A few times she decided she didn't want to sit down before going down the slide and so she just stepped off the edge and kinda tumbled down. But luckily I was always close enough to run over and catch her. She got a few bumps but laughed the whole way. Even when she went down the slide properly, it was fast. She got air a few times and always landed with a thud on her butt at the bottom of the slide, but she always stood up with a smile. I think we may have a thrill seeker on our hands.
During the week when it was raining outside, we tried out our new art materials. Anabelle loved painting with her new brushes and paint. I don't have any pictures b/c I was busy helping her, but I do have her painting on the fridge, I should get a picture of her with it. I may be biased but I am pretty sure she is the next Picasso. Here she is washing out her paint brushes and cups when we were done.
Today after a long nap (probably from her dare devil ways at the park this morning) we played in the back yard for a bit. Anabelle wanted to know when it was going to be time to use the watering can?
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Adorable all around! Sounds like you two have been busy. High five Belle for me on her fearless playground skills!
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