April 5, 2007
Today, Melissa and Tiny attended playgroup, a nice collection of other 2- to 3-year-old kidlets that Tiny meets with once every week for any number of fun activities. The group had an Easter egg hunt today. Each child's mother brought ten plastic eggs, loaded with toys or candy. Tiny has come to love the concept of the Easter egg hunt and the surprises found within each egg. The playgroups have been great for getting Tiny ready for pre-school. Where once she had little use for the other children in the group, she now seems to be establishing small social connections with them.
In the evening, Tiny and I walked around the neighborhood with her little friend Noah and his dad, Thom. Noah really likes Tiny and she seems to really enjoy his company. There's a natural and easy bond between them. Tonight's walk took us to mud puddles, a gravel pile and "yucky" houses. Yucky houses are those homes currently under construction and that are especially dirty and littered with trash. Tiny usually asks if we can go look at the "yucky" houses. She'll parade through each room of the house and ask what room it will be when completed. On the construction site, we found an unlocked house and eventually hiked upstairs. It was great to see Tiny engaging in a small conversation with Noah. She and he were looking out the upstairs window when she turned to him and said excitedly "We sure are up high in the air," to which he turned to her and exclaimed "yes, we are!"
As the neighborhood walk neared its completion, Noah spun around and asked if Tiny could come inside and play. We did so for a few minutes. He showed off his fancy fire engine to her while she held tightly onto one of Noah's little dump trucks. It's nice to see her becoming increasingly social with other children!
Today, Melissa and Tiny attended playgroup, a nice collection of other 2- to 3-year-old kidlets that Tiny meets with once every week for any number of fun activities. The group had an Easter egg hunt today. Each child's mother brought ten plastic eggs, loaded with toys or candy. Tiny has come to love the concept of the Easter egg hunt and the surprises found within each egg. The playgroups have been great for getting Tiny ready for pre-school. Where once she had little use for the other children in the group, she now seems to be establishing small social connections with them.
In the evening, Tiny and I walked around the neighborhood with her little friend Noah and his dad, Thom. Noah really likes Tiny and she seems to really enjoy his company. There's a natural and easy bond between them. Tonight's walk took us to mud puddles, a gravel pile and "yucky" houses. Yucky houses are those homes currently under construction and that are especially dirty and littered with trash. Tiny usually asks if we can go look at the "yucky" houses. She'll parade through each room of the house and ask what room it will be when completed. On the construction site, we found an unlocked house and eventually hiked upstairs. It was great to see Tiny engaging in a small conversation with Noah. She and he were looking out the upstairs window when she turned to him and said excitedly "We sure are up high in the air," to which he turned to her and exclaimed "yes, we are!"
As the neighborhood walk neared its completion, Noah spun around and asked if Tiny could come inside and play. We did so for a few minutes. He showed off his fancy fire engine to her while she held tightly onto one of Noah's little dump trucks. It's nice to see her becoming increasingly social with other children!
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