Children's Museum Shenanigans

Have I mentioned that I love museums, especially Children's Museums? I love anything that has hands-on fun that will allow both parents and children to play. Our meetup group scheduled a playdate this last Friday at the Phoenix Children's Museum. The museum offers free admittance every 1st Friday of the month. I'm cheap, so I'm all up for free visits! There were only a few of us meeting up, but we had so much fun! Although Logan couldn't really partake in many of the activities, such as the enormous indoor playground, we made sure to find activities for him. One thing I love about the museum is that there is a room that is specifically for children ages 3 and under. Logan loved playing with the sensory wall (which he gets from his dad) and trying to eat all of the squishy toys. My favorite part of the museum: The hanging noodle forest! We walked through a forest of hanging pool noodles. Logan was entertained, I was entertained. Totally worth the wait in line outside. The highlight of the night was hanging out with our new friends from the meetup group, especially a couple that lives around the corner from us. They came over to our house on Sunday and we have some more play dates in the works. Yes, I'm turning into one of those parents.

play date = success!

Who ever invited the idea of a play date is genius! We officially made our way to our first play date, thanks to the acceptance of our new meetup group. The event: Pajama Storytime at the library. SUCCESS! First of all, Logan was dressed in his most adorable pj's. Those would be the dinosaur ones with dinosaur feet. Second, he loved listening to the story. Not a cry or whine came out of him. There were a few throaty laughs, but I'll admit that I was egging him on for those, along with one of the moms. We met a few moms and kids. Most importantly, we met a mom that not only worked for my school district, but also lives around the corner from us. SCORE! Her son is 3 months and we've already exchanged numbers in the hope that our families meet up sometime out of the play group setting. I think I may be more excited about this than Logan. Although I know he interacts with the little ones at his daycare, I can't wait to actually see him playing with another little boy. Our next play date will be happening next Friday at the Children's Museum. Free and tons of fun!

Making new friends...hopefully

Although Andy and I LOVE our friends that we have out here in Arizona, we have started to realize that we are a bit different from them. Case in point: We have a baby. I have a couple of friends that are pregnant right now, but that's about it. It's really hard when everyone is going to the bar for happy hour or to see a way cool band, and we opt to stay home with the L man. We're not upset about it, I mean, we planned for Logan to come along (although I had planned for a baby of a different gender...someday perhaps). With our planning, we knew things would change and this just happens to be one of them. So...I've decided to take matters into my own hands and join a play date group. The first one we tried to join declined our application. Yes, that's correct, we had to apply. They apparently are lucky enough to be stay at home parents and meet during the day. Alas, I am not. We quickly tried to find another group...and we're in! I'm incredibly excited about this. We've already RSVP'd to 3 events, one of which is happening next week. The McKenna's will be heading to the Glendale Public Library for some story time and meeting of friends. Let's hope Logan gets along with everyone!