Roo and Em tore through our local children's museum today. They had an amazing time. So did I. Thanks to my dear friend, N. She went with us and shadowed Em while I stuck with Roo. They spent approximately 5 minutes together of the 2 hours we were there.
The feature exhibit was entitled "Play It By Ear". This particular piece was Washer Works. The idea was to slide washers to the top of the metal bars of different lengths and listen for differences in the sound as the washers jangled their way back down. A toddler's dream.
Story time started half way into our visit. Em and N hung out in the entry area for the reading. Em was all front and center and in the story teller's lap half the time. Then, Roo and I found them and the girls played with N and this giant Lite-Brite for a bit.
The aquarium was also a hit. Em kept signing "fish" and telling anyone that would look at her "sish!" and "bubble".
It was really just a whole lot of fun watching the ways the girls discover and explore. So very different from one another.
Em runs head first into it all, wide eyed and ready to attack life. She finds the big kids, shadows and mimics them. And she pings from one activity to the next and then back to the beginning to do it all over again. She remembers where her favorite things are located and returns to them over and over. The exhibits requiring physical actions were the favorites.
Roo approaches slowly. Finds the small things that fit her stature and in her hands. She watches and plans. Then, she takes off. There's a destination in mind, usually. Or at least a plan in the works. Every 20 minutes or so, she would take a break. Find a quiet place in the chaos, regroup and focus on something small and detailed. Like climbing in and out of the frog pond in the toddler pen. Or pressing the button that played the farm animal noises. Then, she heads back out into the thick of things all over again.
They seem to take it for granted that they will intersect with one another during these outings. They know they came together and will leave together. They are pleased to see each other and play together for a few moments. But, they also have no qualms about parting ways to explore in their own style.
And that is why I say thank you and thank you again to N. And all the other friends and family that have made it possible for us to go to these special places (and come back with the same number of people we left with).
The feature exhibit was entitled "Play It By Ear". This particular piece was Washer Works. The idea was to slide washers to the top of the metal bars of different lengths and listen for differences in the sound as the washers jangled their way back down. A toddler's dream.
Story time started half way into our visit. Em and N hung out in the entry area for the reading. Em was all front and center and in the story teller's lap half the time. Then, Roo and I found them and the girls played with N and this giant Lite-Brite for a bit.
The aquarium was also a hit. Em kept signing "fish" and telling anyone that would look at her "sish!" and "bubble".
It was really just a whole lot of fun watching the ways the girls discover and explore. So very different from one another.Em runs head first into it all, wide eyed and ready to attack life. She finds the big kids, shadows and mimics them. And she pings from one activity to the next and then back to the beginning to do it all over again. She remembers where her favorite things are located and returns to them over and over. The exhibits requiring physical actions were the favorites.
Roo approaches slowly. Finds the small things that fit her stature and in her hands. She watches and plans. Then, she takes off. There's a destination in mind, usually. Or at least a plan in the works. Every 20 minutes or so, she would take a break. Find a quiet place in the chaos, regroup and focus on something small and detailed. Like climbing in and out of the frog pond in the toddler pen. Or pressing the button that played the farm animal noises. Then, she heads back out into the thick of things all over again.
They seem to take it for granted that they will intersect with one another during these outings. They know they came together and will leave together. They are pleased to see each other and play together for a few moments. But, they also have no qualms about parting ways to explore in their own style.
And that is why I say thank you and thank you again to N. And all the other friends and family that have made it possible for us to go to these special places (and come back with the same number of people we left with).
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And...thank you Father God, for two amazing, intelligent, beautiful individuals whose characteristics have been visible since the first sonogram. Very special little people who we love very much.
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