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I was picking and turned around to see this. Thankfully she didn't get anything on her clothes! And thankfully I was packing wipes. I think we used six! |
In an effort to be more social in general and specifically to provide more opportunities for Jane to practice socializing I've joined an attachment parenting group in town. It's mostly a Facebook page and Meetup.com group, and today's trip to a nearby strawberry patch was only the second event we went to. (The first was an Easter egg hunt and brunch this past Saturday.) It is what it is, I guess.
Anyway, thanks to my lack of smart phone and how many people were at the patch Jane and I never found the group or anyone we knew. That was a bummer, but Jane still had an amazing time. Here are some pictures.
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Lots of fun tractor toys and sand equipment, plus a fun playground. |
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Milking a "cow" |
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There was a small petting zoo, although we didn't get close enough to pet anything |
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Picking strawberries (was QUITE difficult to get her to do it, as she just wanted to "play all day, Mama") |
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Counting her berries (we didn't fill up a half-flat, but that was OK) |
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Last thing we did before paying for our berries was hand painting. They also did it on kids' faces, but Jane didn't think that was a good idea. This way she could see it too. She loved it. And it washed right off when we washed her hands at home. |
I thought it was a great place, and worth the 40-minute drive (each way!). The little town it's in -- Albany, LA -- reminded me of places in Oklahoma. There were a LOT of kids there, but not so many that I couldn't keep up with Jane. I wished she'd been more into picking berries, the whole point, but I know this is something we'll be talking about for a long time. (Jane asks us to talk about things we've done a lot -- especially at dinner ... "Talk about the museum, Mama. Talk about the party, Dada." etc.)
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