Current mood: happy
Its been so nice and warm out that we just couldn't pass up the chance to take Mia to a new park. Well its not actually "new", my Dad and I took her back in Oct but we had not been back since, plus Adrian has never been there.
The park is about 5mins away, so I got Mia all dressed up in her summer clothes (something I have been unable to do since the fall) and off we went. I like this park because unlike the one across the street from our house, it has a jungle gym made for little babies, plus it has a big open field and swings!
So we let Mia loose, but of course she was alittle reserved at first. She wanted to stick near us and when we put her on the jungle gym she just stood there for awhile and watch all the other little kids play around her. Eventually she became more comfortable and before we knew it she was sliding down the slide endless amount of times! She actually slide down herself! Daddy would prop her up on top and she would slide down by herself. I would catch her at the bottom. She was having a blast and had the biggest smile on her face. She liked sliding down and got so overwhelmed by the feeling of sliding she would close her eyes mid way and hold her breath! It was too cute!
After the jungle gym it was swings time. They do not have "baby" swings there so she had to swing on the swing like a big girl for the second time (the first time was with her Grandpa Pizano back in Oct). After alittle practice she learned to hold on to the chains as she sat there. Of course Mama or Daddy were right there to spot her incase she fell backwards. She LOVED the swings and screamed and laughed. She never wanted to get off of them!
After the swings we put her in the middle of the grassy field to run around. She picked some grass then bolted to the nearest basketball court where these young kids were practicing! Daddy had to sprint after her before she ran out on their court to steal their ball! haha So back to the jungle gym we went.
She had fun up top but was really scared of the swaying bridge, however, after much encouragement from her Daddy she soon became brave enough to walk the wobbly bridge herself! I am so proud of her! Then three young girls started to play on the jungle gym (they were about 8-10 years old). They instantly fell in love with Mia and tried to talk to her and encourage her to play but Mia just did her famous stare and refused to move. Sigh.... Eventually one of the little girls said "she is shy huh? She doesn't know how to say hi back huh?" we explained shes only a year and a half and doesn't talk haha. Eventually Mia played a bit more then after one last slide down the slide she literally walked us back to the car so we could go home. She was pooped!
It was lots of fun taking her to a new park. I just wish we knew more little kids around here so she could have more play dates with them. She needs more socialization .. BAD! Poor thing just has me, Adrian and Mew mew.. ah well things will change once we are back in San Diego. Overall the day was fun!!!
