Today was the first weekend day (well, day off, since it's Monday but a holiday) that we didn't have plans so we were finally able to put together and play with two of Sofia's birthday presents. First is her new easel - it's super cute, made by Melissa & Doug (great kids' stuff!) one side is a white board, the other a chalk board, and there is a paper roll in the middle and the paper can be pulled down over the whiteboard side to paint or draw on. Only bummer is that you have to buy all of the accessories separately so it was a little pricey. So I stripped Sofia down to a diaper and her craft apron and let her have at it. She loved it! She painted 6 big pieces of paper. I also let her use her dot markers and regular markers so most of the artwork is a combo of disciplines :) She used the chalkboard side a bit too.
In the afternoon she tried her new bike - it has a handle so we can push it as well and a little canopy to block the sun (which doesn't do much good). She only rode it for about 5 minutes, then got frustrated because she didn't get the whole pedaling thing and just wanted to scoot. I think she needs to see some other kids or people riding bikes to see how it works so she can emulate it. So it's a work in progress.
Update: later that evening Dustin & Patty stopped by and Dustin was riding his bike, so we took Sofia out again on her bike. She pedaled a little bit, but mostly just kept her feet on the pedals so we were able to go for a longer trip. Now she really likes her bike and wants to go over to see "Dustin, Patty, Buddha house" every day!
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