First Trip to the Park

This morning, Amelia and I met with other moms and their children who were born in China for a play date at the park.  It was Amelia's first time to the park and playground.  She wasn't sure about it at first, but quickly got the hang of running around and climbing up and around.  She loved the slide until she told me it was "hot".  We have been working on how things are hot (fire, mommy's coffee cup, the stove).  The smart girl that she is transferred her knowledge of "hot" to include the slide, and she was absolutely correct.  I was so proud. :)  She tried out the swings, but she didn't love them.  I think she felt to restrained and just wanted to run around.  There wasn't a lot of interaction with the other girls, but Amelia watched them and copied things that they did on the playground.  They were experienced with the playground, and she took advantage of learning from them.  It was great to catch up with the other moms.  I am looking forward to our next play date.  I love that Amelia will be able to bond with girls with similar backgrounds, and I hope she will learn to interact more with them.

Here are pictures from our fun day:

Finished with her snack and ready to play!

Amelia loved leaning back in the swing and feeling the breeze on her face.

Amelia is trying to figure out how to slide with her drink in her hand.  She ended up putting it down before she went down the slide.

She still doesn't like her hands messy.

She was one tired little girl when we left.