Adventure Days!!

As part of wanting to maintain more balance in our weeks (especially when I'm working a lot right now) I decided at the beginning of the year that Devyn and I would have adventure days on Fridays: we would do something different, special, out of the ordinary together. I want to keep it around $25 or less, and take advantage of as many free and low cost things as possible.  Here is what we have done/are doing!

Jan. 9 — The Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Jan. 16 — Swimming at the Westminster rec center

Jan. 23 — "Penguins of Madagascar" at the local dollar movie theater

Feb. 9 — Ice skating at the Arvada rec center

Adventure 1: Denver Museum of Nature and Science

One of my resolutions has been to be more present with Dev. So why am I typing this while sitting at the museum of nature and science with her?

Because sometimes she does just fine without me. And I'm trying to go with the flow. We've been sat in front of these sheep, playing with these blocks for almost 20 minutes now, and she's not even close to done.

I'm trying not to rush her. I'm trying to show her that what she wants is valid. That her play is valuable. That there's no need to rush, or see everything.

When she wanted to "read" me the placards about the dinosaurs, I didn't correct her. When she wants to name all the sheep, I listen.

That's the best I can do, I think.

Eye Shadow

"Mom, can I put on some eye shadow? Because I'm Elsa, and Elsa has eye shadow."