We spent the afternoon basking in the warm sun at Millennium Park, near Grand Rapids. Our friends, Jen and Max, met us there for a little play date. The kids had a lot of fun playing in the sand, eating the sand, swimming in the lake, and playing in the sprayground. Maya was most fascinated with the feet-washing station, just outside of the sprayground. She played in that thing for at least 5 solid minutes. She thought it was the greatest! She kept walking around to the side of the post, holding around it with both hands, leaning WAY over, and lifting her foot up into the spray of water. She did it over and over again. She would also stand right in front of it, so the spray was hitting her right in her belly. Every once in a while, she would let out this squeal of delight. It was really cute! During dinner, Jen sat on one towel, and I sat on another. We each unpacked our goodies from our coolers, and Maya and Max walked back and forth between the two of us, sampling our sandwiches, berries, peas, and yogurt. It was like a mini buffet, and they LOVED it! We tried to keep their hands out of the food as much as possible because between bites, they were playing in the sand, and their hands were covered in the stuff! Apparently kids don't mind a little dinner with their sand!
Hugs! Hugs! Hugs! Maya and Max are becoming quite good buddies. They play very well with each other, usually a kind of parallel or copycat-like play. Maya thrives on being the "little mommy". Max took off his hat, so Maya brought it back over to him. She always seemed to have his best interest at heart. She was also very concerned that Max eat a good dinner tonight. She kept bringing him sandy handfuls of blueberries and peas. Max would open his mouth, and she would shove as much in as she could, then eat the rest herself. It was so very endearing. She's so good at sharing for such a young age. She doesn't want anyone to be left out. She has such a kind heart. It really makes me proud when I see her behave that way. I have a lot of hope that she's going to be one terrific big sister!
We spent the afternoon basking in the warm sun at Millennium Park, near Grand Rapids. Our friends, Jen and Max, met us there for a little play date. The kids had a lot of fun playing in the sand, eating the sand, swimming in the lake, and playing in the sprayground. Maya was most fascinated with the feet-washing station, just outside of the sprayground. She played in that thing for at least 5 solid minutes. She thought it was the greatest! She kept walking around to the side of the post, holding around it with both hands, leaning WAY over, and lifting her foot up into the spray of water. She did it over and over again. She would also stand right in front of it, so the spray was hitting her right in her belly. Every once in a while, she would let out this squeal of delight. It was really cute! During dinner, Jen sat on one towel, and I sat on another. We each unpacked our goodies from our coolers, and Maya and Max walked back and forth between the two of us, sampling our sandwiches, berries, peas, and yogurt. It was like a mini buffet, and they LOVED it! We tried to keep their hands out of the food as much as possible because between bites, they were playing in the sand, and their hands were covered in the stuff! Apparently kids don't mind a little dinner with their sand!
Hugs! Hugs! Hugs! Maya and Max are becoming quite good buddies. They play very well with each other, usually a kind of parallel or copycat-like play. Maya thrives on being the "little mommy". Max took off his hat, so Maya brought it back over to him. She always seemed to have his best interest at heart. She was also very concerned that Max eat a good dinner tonight. She kept bringing him sandy handfuls of blueberries and peas. Max would open his mouth, and she would shove as much in as she could, then eat the rest herself. It was so very endearing. She's so good at sharing for such a young age. She doesn't want anyone to be left out. She has such a kind heart. It really makes me proud when I see her behave that way. I have a lot of hope that she's going to be one terrific big sister!
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