There was another perk to her early wake-up ... enough time to go to Starbucks! (seriously, why dont they just give me a job already? I think I have proved my loyalty and pretty much do all of their word-of-mouth advertising. But, I digress...) We went to a Starbucks Brooke has never been to before, and I have never seen her so excited. They had these green chairs (the ones at our are purple) and Brooke spent about 5 minutes jumping on one. She also really appreciated the wall decor and spent some time "reading".
From the moment we entered the classroom until the moment we left, Brooke was wearing her "Dora the Explorer" hat ;) There wasnt an item in that room left untouched! It was the perfect thing for us because the toys at home are getting a bit old and familiar for her - this classroom is filled with things for her to see and touch, and more than she could get through in one day.At the end, the instructor wanted to sing some songs. Brooke did not think this was appropriate and wanted to continue to play with all of the cool toys. So while the other kids and mommies sang songs, Brooke layed flat on the floor and made weird noises on the carpet. Oh well.
Brooke was quite tired after class. I guess waking up an hour early and then playing with a bunch of new toys can be very exhausing. She could barely stay awake for the ride home and her Mommy had to keep talking to her to ensure nap would be taken in the crib versus the car. She passed out as soon as we did get home and took a nice long nap.
We can't wait to go back next week!
I felt bad that Brooke's playtime was "ruined" with song-singing this morning, so this afternoon we went to a new coffee shop called Family Grounds. I know, it doesnt sound like I was thinking of Brooke with this outing, but I swear I was! If you look at the website, this coffee shop was built with kids in mind. Brooke and I got there and ate lunch, then it was time for more exploring. Brooke was all over the place like frosting on cake. I couldnt even take pictures cuz the kid was crawling so fast. You can see what I mean...
And while we were there Brooke found a new obsession ... a train set! She didnt totally get the concept and did a lot of train throwing, but she couldnt keep away from it. It's definitely a toy for a little-bit-bigger-engineer, but enthralling nonetheless.
