Slide!

Samantha has been practicing her climbing skills on practically anything that will hold still. Every time I turn around, she's figured out how to get on top of some new piece of furniture. Pat and I decided to get her something a little safer that she could climb on.

Since we live in where it rains a lot, we wanted to get something that she could use inside. We headed out to Toys R Us and ended up getting her a little tikes slide. She loved it right out of the box, and completely understood what it was even before Pat assembled it.

Once Pat got the slide put together, Sammy barely stopped using it until bedtime. I'm hoping that it helps burn off some energy on those rainy days when we can't go play outside. I love that she claps for herself after she slides down.

Fearless

Sammy and I decided to take advantage of the sunshine today by bundling up and heading to the playground down the street. Samantha seems to be oblivious to the cold, but I try to keep her warm anyway.

She used to be a little timid when climbing around on the playground equipment, but she's completely fearless now. She headed straight to the stairs, climbed up, bypassed the small slide, and slid down the big slide all on her own.

When we got home, Samantha had a good time playing with her hat. She would wear it for a little bit and then pull it off to examine the bears on it. Then she'd bring it over to me so that I could put it on for her again. She went to check herself out in the mirror a couple of times. I'm still not sure if she understands that she's looking at herself, but she found it pretty funny regardless.