Holland Park

We went to a new park for Piper this weekend. I used to take the kids I nannied for there years ago. They have a little kids section just for toddlers and a big kid area, but we went to both of them. I think she was intimidated by all the kids. It was very busy with several large groups of people having picnics there at the same time.

Don't Tell Me I'm Too Little

You'd never know by looking at her, that she's only 19 months old. Everyone always thinks she's older, especially because she is so tall. So it kinda shocked me the other day at the park when she wanted to climb up one of the angled ladders, and this other mom said she was too small and would have to grow a little before she could do it. I just smiled sweetly and told her that she might be surprised at how well she could climb. I knew she could in fact climb it because I had watched her do it at another park. Yes, my little monkey has no concept of fear, and scrambled up the whole way with mommy spotting her. Did I mention that I love proving other people wrong. :)

**This is not the exact angled ladder she climbed up. The one she climbed had another horizontal rung at the very top, which caused a little hiccup in her climbing even though she made it to the ledge eventually.

Hiking at Holliday Park

We have had beautiful weather the last couple of days, and it is expected to last the week. I am really looking forward to spring. We took Piper to Holliday Park to play and walk in the woods by the river. All we saw of the wildlife were ducks, and I spotted a couple wildflowers that were in bloom already. She enjoyed running on the trails and playing with a stick in the water. I am definitely bringing her back this spring when all the flowers bloom for some great pictures.

The park also has an amazing playground, and Piper had fun climbing and playing. I think she will really like the "spiderweb" when she gets a little older. It is basically monkey bars made out of rope that is shaped like a pyramid. We didn't go into the nature center this time. I'll have to make sure we have time to go there in the future.

Playing at the Park

I love that she is growing up and can appreciate the park more now. She is so independent and wants to do everything herself. She played on the slides a lot and it was interesting and funny to listen to her talk about the other child on the swings. "Baby...whee!" When we made it to the swings, she didn't want to stop and was having a great time.

At the Mall

As I am typing this my daughter is yelling over the balcony at the dog she saw earlier. The dog is not longer there, but she thinks he is somewhere but can't figure out where. I keep hoping she'll learn the word dog soon, but so far no luck.

Today we went to the mall and I did a little bit of shopping. She had fun playing on the indoor playground, crawling through tunnels and mostly watching the other kids. Towards the end she kept stealing this deaf lady's water bottle, which the lady found humorous at least. I told her I was sorry and surprised myself by remembering how to say it in sign language even.